Chromosomes genes And Protiens

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Chromosomes

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Made of dna that contain generic information in the form of genes

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Gene

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Is a length of dna that codes for a specific protein

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Allele

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Alternate form of a gene

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Haploid nucleus

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Contains a single set of chromosomes

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Diploid cell

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Contains two sets of chromosomes

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Stem cell

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I specialized cell that’d divides into daughter cells that can become specialized for a specific function

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Mitosis

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Nuclear division giving rise to genetically identical cells

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Meiosis

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Reduction division of chromosome numbers halved from diploid to haploid resulting in genetically different cells

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Inheritance

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Is the transmission OF GENETIC INFORMATION from generation to generation

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Genotype

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Genetic makeup of an individual in terms of the alleles present

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Phenotype

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Observable features of an organism

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Homozygous

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Having to identical alleles of a particular gene

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Heterozygous

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Having two different Allie’s of a particular gene

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Dominant allele

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An allele that is expressed if it is present in the genotype

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A recessive allele

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An allele that is only expressed if the is no dominant allele of the gene present in the genotype

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Codominance

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Is a situation where both alleles in heterozygous organisms contribute to the phenotype

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Sex linked characteristics

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Is a feature where the gene responsible is located in a sex chromosome and this makes the characteristic more common in one sex than the other

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Red green color blindness

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Example of sex linked characteristics