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mitosis
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part of a eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides
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mitosis
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part of a eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides
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meiosis
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process by which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the sepration of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
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gamete
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specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction
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zygote
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fertalized egg
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diploid
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term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes and therefor only a single set of genes
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meiosis
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process by which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the sepration of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
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gamete
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specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction
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zygote
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fertalized egg
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diploid
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term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes and therefor only a single set of genes
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gregor Mendel
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father of genetics
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purebred
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some form of a gene
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hybrid
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offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
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offspring
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a persons sons or daughters
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f1
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the first generation
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f2
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the second generation
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dominant
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the father or mother whos gene
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recessive
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able to be covered up by a dominant trait
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segregation
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seperatin of alleles during gamete formation
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allele
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one of a number of different forms of a gene
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segregation
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seperation of alleles during gamete formation
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allele
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one of a number of different forms of a gene
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homologous chromsomes
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turn iddentical alleles for a particular trait
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heterozygous
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term used to refor an organism that has two different alleles for the same trait
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genotype
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genetic makeup of an organsism
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phenotype
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physical characteristics of an organism
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codominance
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situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism
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incomplete dominance
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situation in which one allele is not complety dominant over another
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