Genetics Flashcards
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Genetics
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The scientific study of heredity
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Alleles
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The different forms of a gene (L or l)
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Traits
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Physical characteristics of organisms
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Fertilization
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The joining of egg and sperm
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Recessive allele
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An allele whose trait is masked in the presence of a dominant allele
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Genes
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Factors that control traits
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Hybrid (Heterozygous)
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An organism with two different alleles for a trait (Ll)
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Heredity
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The passing of traits from parents to offspring
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Dominant allele
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An allele whose trait always shows up in an organism
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Purebred (Homozygous)
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The offspring of many generations that have the same trait (LL or ll)
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Phenotype
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Physical characteristics (ex. Yy –> Yellow body)
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Genotype
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Genetic makeup (ex. Yellow Body –> Yy or YY)
