Genetics Vocabulary

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The gene combination of an organism; its genetic makeup

These are factors that control a trait

Two alleles are the same, also known as purebred

This is the way an organism looks; its physical appearance resulting from the genotype

This trait always shows up when the allele is present

Physical characteristics of organisms like height or seed color

This is an allele whose trait is hidden when a dominant allele is present

Organism with two different alleles; is the same as hybrid