Genetics Vocab Part 1 Flashcards
1
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father of genetics
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Mendel
2
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the study of biological inheritance
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genetics
3
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the joining of sperm and an egg to create a new cell
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fertilization
4
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an organism that has two different alleles for a trait
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hybrid
5
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a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
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gene
6
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the different forms of a gene; could be dominant or recessive
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allele
7
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an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
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dominant allele
8
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an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
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recessive allele
9
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states that some traits are dominant and mask recessive traits
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principle of dominance
10
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reproductive cells (egg or sperm)
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gamete
