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11 Cards in this Set
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GENE |
A SEGMENT OF DNA ON A CHROMOSOME FOR A SPECIFIC TRAIT |
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TRAIT |
A DISTINCT CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ORGANISM |
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ALLELE |
AN ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF A GENE |
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GENOTYPE |
AN ORGANISM'S GENETIC MAKEUP, OR ALLELE COMBINATIONS |
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PHENOTYPE |
AN ORGANISM'S PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, OR VISIBLE TRAITS |
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HOMOZYGOUS |
AN ORGANISM WITH TWO OF THE SAME ALLELES FOR A SPECIFIC TRAIT |
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HETEROZYGOUS |
AN ORGANISM WITH TWO DIFFERENT ALLELES FOR A TRAIT |
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MEIOSIS |
CELL DIVISION THAT PRODUCE SEX (REPRODUCTIVE) CELLS IN SEXUALLY REPRODUCING ORGANISMS |
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CHROMOSOME |
DNA STRUCTURE THAT CARRIES GENETIC MATERIAL FROM ONE GENERATION TO ANOTHER, CONTAIN ALL OR SOME OF AN ORGANISM GENE |
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HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOME |
CHROMOSOMES THAY HAVE THE SAME SEQUENCE OF GENES, THAT HAVE THE SAME STRUCTURE, AND THAT PAIR DURING MEIOSIS |
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GAMETE |
A HAPLOID CELL SUCH AS AN EGG OR SPERM. GAMETES UNITE DURING SEXUAL REPRODUCTION TO PRODUCE A DIPLOID ZYGOTE |
