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17 Cards in this Set
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Homeostasis
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the being of having an internal stability
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Chromosomal Disorder
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failing of seperation between the homologous chromosomes
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Karyotype
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set of photographs of chromosomes grouped in order in pairs
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What are the different letters for Blood Types?
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A, B, O, AB
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What disorder does colorblindness come from?
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Defective X chromosome
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What are sex linked genes?
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its a gene located on the X or Y chromosome
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What's a sex chromosome?
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Two of the 46 chromosomes are known as these; they determine an individuals sex
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What is segregation?
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seperation of alleles during gamete formation
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Genotype
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genetic make-up of an organism
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Phenotype
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physical characteristics of an organism
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What are recessive alleles?
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an allele that will only show if a dominant isnt present
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What are dominant alleles?
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an allele that will only show its phenotype
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What are multiple alleles?
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when there is more than one allele
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Homozygous
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same
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Heterozygous
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different
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What is independent assortment?
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independent segregation of genes during the formation of gametes
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Define Crossing Over
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homologous chromosomes exchanging portions of chromatids
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