Topic seven Flashcards
(7 cards)
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Genotype
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Genetic constitution of an organism; it describes the alleles that are present in an organism
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Phenotype
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Observable or biochemical characteristics of the organism
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Dominant allele
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Alleles are expressed in the phenotype whether one or both of the alleles are present in an organism
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Recessive allele
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Alleles are only expressed when both recessive alleles are present
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Autosomal linkage
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-Two genes on the same chromosome
-The alleles must be inherited together, affecting the prediction
-Cannot occur on sex chromosomes
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Gene pool
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All the alleles of all the genes of all the individuals in a population at a given time
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