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Dominant

A

Masks the recessive

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Recessive

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Masked by dominant

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3
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Codominant

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Both alelles show equally

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4
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Incomplete dominance

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Neither allele is seen fully, they are blended

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5
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Polygenic traits

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Several genes contribute something to create a mixture

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6
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Humans have how many chromosomes

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46, (23 pairs) 44 are autosomes, 2 aregender chromosomes

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7
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Sex cells are called

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Gametes

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8
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Male vs female sex chromosomes

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Males- XY, females- XX

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9
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Karyotype

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Only has info about numbers of chromosomes amd gender

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10
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Extra chromosomes can cause

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Down syndorme. 3 copies of chromosome 21

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Sex linked traits

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A trait is located on the x chromosome, it will show in males. No homologous on the y chromosome

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12
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Punnet square

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A grid that shows percentages of possible traits

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13
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Pedigree

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A diagram that plots inheritance

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14
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Doexyrinonucleic acid

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Molecule that stores genetic info

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15
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Double helix

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2 soiral starnds joined by hydrogen bonds

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16
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Upright

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Made of sugar and phosphates, joined by strong covalent bonds

17
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Base pairing rules

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Adenine-> thymine
Cytosine-> guanine
-RNA- Uracil-> adenine

18
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Nucleotide

A

Phosphate group, sugar, base

19
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Transcriptiom

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Dna created rna

20
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Codon

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Triplet of nucleotides