Multiple Choice
In the context of fundamentals of genetics, an organism's genotype is its:
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1. Introduction to Genetics
Fundamentals of Genetics
Multiple Choice
In fundamentals of genetics, an organism's allele pairs (e.g., or ) are called its what?
A
Genome
B
Phenotype
C
Genotype
D
Karyotype
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Understand that alleles are different versions of a gene that an organism inherits from its parents.
Recognize that an organism's allele pairs (such as Aa or aa) represent the specific combination of alleles it carries for a particular gene.
Recall the definitions of the given terms: Genome refers to the entire set of genetic material; Phenotype is the observable traits; Karyotype is the number and appearance of chromosomes.
Identify that the term describing the specific allele pairs an organism has is 'Genotype'.
Conclude that the genotype is the genetic makeup at the allele level, which determines potential traits but is distinct from the phenotype.
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