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Which term refers to an inherited factor encoded in the DNA that helps determine a characteristic?
Which term refers to an inherited factor encoded in the DNA that helps determine a characteristic?
What is the term for one of two or more alternative forms of a gene?
What is the term for one of two or more alternative forms of a gene?
What is the term for a specific place on a chromosome occupied by an allele?
What is the term for a specific place on a chromosome occupied by an allele?
What is the term for the set of alleles possessed by an individual organism?
What is the term for the set of alleles possessed by an individual organism?
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What is the term for the appearance or manifestation of a characteristic?
What is the term for the appearance or manifestation of a characteristic?
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Which term refers to an individual organism possessing two different alleles at a locus?
Which term refers to an individual organism possessing two different alleles at a locus?
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What is the term for an attribute or feature possessed by an organism?
What is the term for an attribute or feature possessed by an organism?
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What is the term for an individual organism possessing two of the same alleles at a locus?
What is the term for an individual organism possessing two of the same alleles at a locus?
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What is the term for any of the 22 non-sex chromosomes?
What is the term for any of the 22 non-sex chromosomes?
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What are the chromosomes responsible for sex determination called?
What are the chromosomes responsible for sex determination called?
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Study Notes
Genetic Terms
- A gene is an inherited factor encoded in the DNA that helps determine a characteristic.
- An allele is one of two or more alternative forms of a gene.
- A locus is a specific place on a chromosome occupied by an allele.
- A genotype is the set of alleles possessed by an individual organism.
- A phenotype is the appearance or manifestation of a characteristic.
- A heterozygote is an individual organism possessing two different alleles at a locus.
- A trait is an attribute or feature possessed by an organism.
- A homozygote is an individual organism possessing two of the same alleles at a locus.
- An autosome is any of the 22 non-sex chromosomes.
- Sex chromosomes are the chromosomes responsible for sex determination.
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Test your knowledge on genetic terms such as gene, allele, locus, genotype, phenotype, and heterozygote in this informative quiz!
