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14 Cards in this Set
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mutiple alleles
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3 or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait
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sex-linked gene
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a gene that is carried on the x or y chromosome
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carrier
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a person who has 1 reccesive allele for a trait and 1 dominant allele, but does not have the trait
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gentic 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 the fluid that surrounds a developing baby is removed, the fluid is analyzyed to determine whether the baby will have a gentic disorder
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selective breeding
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the process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation
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inbreeding
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a selective breeding method in which two individuals with identical or similar sets of alleles are crossed
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hybridization
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a selesctive breeding method in which two gentically different individuals are crossed
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clone
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an organism that is gentically identical to the organism from which it was prouduced
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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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karyotype
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a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arranged in pairs
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gentic 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 with desired traits
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gene therapy
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the insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a gentic disorder in the an attempt to correct the disorder
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genome
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all of the dna in 1 cell of an organism
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