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Mendelian genetics Flashcards

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Gene

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an inherited factor encoded in DNA that helps determine a characteristic

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Allele

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One of two or more alternative forms of a gene

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Locus

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Specific place on a chromosome occupied by an allele

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Genotype

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Set of alleles possessed by an individual organism

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Heterozygote

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an individual organism possessing two of the different alleles at a locus

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Homozygote

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an individual organism possessing two of the same alleles at a locus

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Phenotype

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The appearance of manifestation of a characteristic

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Characteristic

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an attribute or feature possessed by an organism

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Mendels Law of Segregation

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Allele pairs segregate during gamete formation, and randomly unite at fertilization

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Mendels Law of Independent Assortment

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Alleles of one gene sort into gametes independently of the alleles of another gene

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