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1
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heredity
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passing genetic traits from patient to offspring
2
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dominate trait
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the first trait observed in the first generation
3
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recessive trait
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a trait that reappears in the second generation
4
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gene
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one set of instructions
5
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allele
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one of the alternative forms of a gene
6
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phenotype
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an organisms appearance
7
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genotype
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the entire genetic makeup of an organism
8
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probability
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likelihood that some thing will happen
9
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homo chromosomes
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chromos that have the same sequences
10
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meiosis
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a process in cell division
11
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sex chromo
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on pair of chromos that determine the sex of an individual
12
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pedigree
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a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait
