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16 Cards in this Set
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Dominant
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an allele that masks the presence of a recessive allele in the phenotype |
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Recessive
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an allele that will be phenotypically expressed when both copies of the allele are identical |
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Gamete
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sperm or egg in animals, and pollen and ova in plants |
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homozygous |
when alleles at the same locus are identical |
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heterozygous |
when alleles at the same locus are different
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allele |
an alternative form of a gene |
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monohybrid |
a breeding experiment in which the parents differ in only one genetically determined trait |
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dihybrid
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Polygenic inheritance |
traits controlled by two or more genes |
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Phenotype
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observable traits or characteristics that result from heredity
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genotype |
the genetic constitution of an individual organism |
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Punnett square
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diagram that indicates all possible genotypes of a genetic cross
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parent generation
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starting generation |
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F-1 generations
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the first filal or hybrid offspring in a genetic cross |
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F-2 generations |
offspring resulting from the interbreeding of the hybrid F1 generation |
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