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multiple alleles
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three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait
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Carrier
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a person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominent allele, but does not have the trait
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Sex-linked gene
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a gene that is carried on a x or y chromosome
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Pedigree
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a chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
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Genetic disorder
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an abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
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Amniocentesis
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a technique by which a small amount of fluid that surrounds a developing baby is removed, they do this to tell if the baby will have a genetic disorder
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Karyotype
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a picture of all the chromosome in a cell aranged in pairs
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Selective breeding
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the process of selecting a few organisms whith disied traits to serve as parents for the next generation
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Inbreeding
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a selective breeding method in which two individuals whith identical or similar sets of alleles are crossed
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Hybridzation
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a selective breeding method in which two geneticlly different individuals are crossed
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Clone
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an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced
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Genetic engineering
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the transfer of a gene from the DNA of one organism into another organism, in order to produce an organism whith disired traits
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Gene theropy
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the insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person whith a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder
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genome
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all of the DNA in one cell of an organism
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