chapter 3: Basic Principles of Heredity Flashcards
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what is a gene
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inherited factor that determines a characteristic
2
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allele
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two or more alternative forms of a gene
3
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locus
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specific place on the chromosome where the allele is located
4
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genotype
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set of alleles that someone hsa
5
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homozygote
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two of the same alleles at a locus
6
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heterozygote
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two different alleles at a locus
7
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characteristic or character
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feature that an organism has
8
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phenotype
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appearence of the characteristic
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