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10 Cards in this Set
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Genotype
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- The alleles possessed by an organism.
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- The ??????? possessed by an organism.
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Phenotype
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- The characteristics of an organism.
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- The ??????????????? of an organism
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Dominant Allele
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- An allele that has the same effect on the phenotype whether it is present in the homozygous or heterozygous state.
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- An ?????? that has the same effect on the phenotype whether it is present in the ?????????? or ???????????? state.
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Recessive Allele
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- an allele that only has an effect on the phenotype when it is present in the homozygous state
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- an allele that only has an effect on the phenotype when it is present in the ?????????? state
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Co-dominant allele
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- Pairs of alleles that both affect the phenotype when present in a heterozoygote.
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- ????? of alleles that both affect the phenotype when present in a ?????????????.
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Locus
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- The particular position of a gene on homologous chromosomes.
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- The particular position of a gene on ?????????? chromosomes.
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Homozygous
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- Having two identical alleles of a gene.
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- Having two ????????? alleles of a gene.
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Heterozygous
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- Having two different alleles of a gene.
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- Having two ????????? alleles of a gene.
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Carrier
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- An individual that has a ressesive allele of a gene that does not have an effect on their phenotype.
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- An individual that has a ????????? allele of a gene that does not have an effect on their phenotype.
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Test Cross
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- Testing a suspected heterozygote by crossing it with a known homozygous recessive.
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- Testing a suspected ??????????? by crossing it with a known homozygous ?????????.
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