Inheritance Flashcards
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Chromosome
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Made up of proteins and DNA organised into genes
2
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Gene
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A base sequence of DNA that codes for the amino acid sequence of polypeptide
3
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Characteristic
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A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual
4
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Allele
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An alternative form of a gene that occurs at the same locus on homologous chromosome
5
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Locus
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The location of a specific gene on a chromosome
6
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Genotype
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The genetic constitution of an organism
7
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Phenotype
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The expression of the genetic constitution
8
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Dominant
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Masks the effect of the other allele
9
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Recessive
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Does not produce a trait when only one copy is present
10
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Homologous Chromosomes
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Share the same structural features and the same genes at the same loci positions
