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multiple alleles
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three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait
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sex chromosomes
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carry genes that determine whether a person is male or female
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sex linked genes
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alleles are passed from parent to parent on a sex chromosome
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carrier
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a person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele
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genetic disorder
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an abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
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pedigree
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a chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
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karyotype
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a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell
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selective breeding
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process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation
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inbreeding
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technique that involves crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics
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hybridization
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breeders cross two gentically different individuals
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clone
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an organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced
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genetic engineering
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process where genes from one organism are transfered into the DNA of another organism
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gene therapy
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process will involve insertin gcopies of a gene directly into a person's cell
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genome
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all the DNA in one cell of an organism
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