General terms you need to know Flashcards
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Homologous dominant means
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Two capitals two alleles the same
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Homozygous recessive
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Two lowercase two dif alleles
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Heterozygous =
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One capital one lowercase , both alleles are different
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Pure breeding =
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When an Individual always produces offspring which all resemble the parent is homozygous for a trait
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Difference between chromosome and a gene
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A chromosome contains DNA and the gene is a section of the DNA that codes for a particular trait
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What is a test cross
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A test cores involves mating he organism in question with an individual that is homologous recessive for that condition. If the recessive phenotype occurs in the offspring in that question the it must be heterozygous
