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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the study of inheritance?
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genetics
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What are different forms of the same gene?
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alleles
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What is passing of traits from one genereation to another?
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heredity
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What is an allele inherited on a sex chromosome?
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sex-linked gene
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What is a trait that is hidden?
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recessive
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What is the chance that an event will take place?
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probability
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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?
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genotype
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What are organisms with two alleles that are the same (TT) or (tt)called?
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homozygous
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What are physical appearances resulting from genotype?
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phenotype
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When both alleles are expressed in offspring it is called _____________?
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incomplete dominance
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When more that one set of genes controls a trait it is called ___________?
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polygenic inheritance
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Sickle-cell anemia is an example of a ______________?
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genetic disorder
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In a Punnett Square a big T stands for a ______________.
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dominate trait
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In a Punnett Square the combination Tt represents a ____________________.
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heterozygous genotype
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A person's blood type is an example of ____________.
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multiple alleles
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Hemophilia results from an allele that is on the ___________.
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X chromosome
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What has helped people by producing medicine?
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genetic engineering
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Know how to make a Punnett Square.
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Know how to read a Pedigree and how to figure percentages.
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