genetics Flashcards
1
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the presence of an allele that is not expressed when with a dominant allele
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recessive
2
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genetic makeup of an organism is
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genotype
3
Q
the actual characteristic expressed by the persons genes
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phenotype
4
Q
homozygous
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two of the same allele
5
Q
two different alleles
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heterozygous
6
Q
a genetic condition caused by a single gene
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monogenic
7
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epigenetic modification definition
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changes that effect gene expression such as dna methylation that changes function and proteins made without altering the base sequence
