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15 Cards in this Set
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The science of heredity and gene function
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Genetics
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One complete copy of the genetic information in a cell
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Genome
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The structure that carries hereditary information. Contains genes.
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Chromosome
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A segment of DNA encoding a functional product.
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Gene
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The mRNA codons and the amino acids they encode
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Genetic code
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The genetic makeup of an organism
Actual combinations of alleles for a particular trait |
Genotype
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The external manifestations of an organism's genotype or genetic makeup
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Phenotype
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The study of genes and their function
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Genomics
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Two complete sets of chromosomes per cell
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Diploid
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One set of complete chromosomes per cell
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Haploid
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Variations of a particular gene
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Alleles
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Types of alleles
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Dominant (capital letters)
Recessive (lower case letters) |
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RR (alleles)
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Homozygous dominant
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Rr (alleles)
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Heterozygous
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rr (alleles)
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Homozygous recessive
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