Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Contrasting traits

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Alleles that are opposite from each other

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Alleles

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Two forms of a trait

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Dominant trait

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Trust always shows up in a capital letter

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First filial generation

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The filial generation comprised of offspring results a cross between genotypes

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Gene-chromosome theory

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Genes are carried on the chromosomes

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Genetics

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Scientist study of heredity

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Genotype

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Genetic makeup -pure -hybrid

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Heredity

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Traits passed from parent to offspring

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Heterozygous

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Person has two different alleles for a trait

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Homozygous

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Person has the same alleles -pure

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Hybrid

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Two different allele for a trait

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Karyotype

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Set of photographs of chromosomes grouped in oder in pairs

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Parent generation

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The first set of parents crossed in which their genotype is the basis for predicting the genotype of the offspring

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Phenotype

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Looks tall or short

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Probability

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Likelihood that a particular event will occur

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Recessive

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Trait is masked if it with a dominant unless it is pure represented by a lower case