Genetics Flashcards
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Genetics
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is the study of the inheritance of Characteristics
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Genes
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are chemicals found on chromosomes that pass on information from parents to children
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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dominant
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• This stronger gene is called the dominant
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recessive
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• The weaker gene is called
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dominant gene
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is the one that appears in the child when two different genes are controlling a characteristic
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recessive gene
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does not appear in the child when two different genes are controlling a characteristic
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Chromosomes
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The nucleus of each sex cell (gamete) contains 23 thread like structures called
