Inheritance Flashcards
1
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Allele
A
A version of a gene
2
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Genotype
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Is the genetic makeup of an organism
3
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Phenotype
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Is a persons appearance due to the environment and genotype
4
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Homozygous
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When the alleles of a particular gene are identical
5
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Heterozygous
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When the alleles of a particular gene are different
6
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Dominant alleles
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Are always shown in the phenotype
7
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Recessive alleles
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Are only showed in the phenotype if there are no dominant alleles
8
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Haploid
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Cells have one copy of each chromosome
9
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Diploid
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Have two copies of each chromosome
10
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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
11
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Multiple alleles
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The term used to describe a gene with more than two possible alleles
12
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Gene
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A gene is a section of DNA that codes for a polypeptide
