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16 Cards in this Set
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Chromosome
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thread-like structure of DNA and protein that contains genetic information; in eukaryotes, chromosomes are found in the nucleus; in prokaryotes, chromosomes are found in the cytoplasm.
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Diploid
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term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes.
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DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid)
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genetic material that organisms inherit from their parents.
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Dominant Trait
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requires only one copy of a gene to be present in order for the trait to be expressed
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Genotype
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genetic makeup of an organism.
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Haploid
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term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes.
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Heterozygous
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having two different alleles for a particular gene.
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Homologous Chromosomes
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term used to refer to chromosomes in which one set comes from the male parent and one set comes from the female parent
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Homozygous
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having two identical alleles for a particular gene.
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Incomplete Dominance
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situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele.
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Multiple Alleles
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a gene that has more than two alleles.
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Mutation
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change in genetic material of a cell
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Phenotype
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physical characteristics of an organism.
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Recessive Trait
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requires two copies of a gene to be present in order for the trait to be expressed
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RNA (RiboNucleic Acid)
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single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose
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Sex Linkage
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a pattern of inheritance located on the sex (X and Y) chromosomes.
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