Inheritance Flashcards

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Allele

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A version of a gene

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Genotype

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Is the genetic makeup of an organism

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Phenotype

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Is a persons appearance due to the environment and genotype

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Homozygous

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When the alleles of a particular gene are identical

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Heterozygous

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When the alleles of a particular gene are different

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Dominant alleles

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Are always shown in the phenotype

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Recessive alleles

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Are only showed in the phenotype if there are no dominant alleles

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Haploid

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Cells have one copy of each chromosome

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Diploid

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Have two copies of each chromosome

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Co-dominance

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When both alleles are expressed in the phenotype

Use different us scripted letters to show this in monohybrid crosses

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Multiple alleles

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The term used to describe a gene with more than two possible alleles

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Gene

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A gene is a section of DNA that codes for a polypeptide

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