17.1 studying inheritance Flashcards
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genotype
A
genetic constitution of an organism
2
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phenotype
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physical characteristic due to its genotype and its environment
3
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dominant allele
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always expressed in the phenotype
4
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recessive allele
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only expressed in the phenotype if 2 are present
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codominant alleles
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equally expressed in the phenotype
6
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homologous chromosomes
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a pair of chromosomes, one maternal and one paternal, that have the same gene loci
7
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multiple alleles
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a gene that had more than 2 allelic forms
