with one capital letter and one lower-case letter: bb, pp
the genetic makeup of an organism
with the same letters: bb, pp
with an uppercase letter
Term 3 of 23
recessive
the genetic makeup of an organism
the physical environment affecting an organism
the phenotype that is masked or hidden
the phenotype that is always expressed
,Term 4 of 23
How are alleles denoted?
the individual letters A, a, B, b.
the symbols used to denote traits
the numbers representing chromosome pairs
the pairs of Letters aa, Bb, cc
Term 5 of 23
genotype
the expressed traits of an organism
alternative versions of genes
the physical traits of an organism
the genetic makeup of an organism
Term 6 of 23
heterozygous
an organism that has two different alleles for a trait
an organism that can only reproduce asexually
an organism that has identical alleles for a trait
an organism that has no alleles for a trait
Term 7 of 23
gamete
A cell that does not participate in reproduction
A cell that can only divide asexually
A type of body cell involved in growth
A sex cell, which in females is the egg and in males is the sperm
, Term 8 of 23
phenotype
the environment affecting an organism's growth
the genetic makeup of an organism
the behavior patterns of an organism
an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
Term 9 of 23
diploid cell
A cell that has no chromosomes at all.
A cell that contains three sets of chromosomes (3n).
A cell containing one set of chromosomes (n), from one parent.
A cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited from each parent.
Term 10 of 23
23
the total number of chromosomes in a human body cell
the number of chromosomes in a human gamete
the number of chromosomes in a bacterial cell
the number of chromosomes in a fruit fly
Term 11 of 23
variation
a process that leads to identical offspring
a disadvantage of asexual reproduction that limits diversity
a method of cloning organisms
an advantage of sexual reproduction that makes organisms unique
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