Genetics and Reproduction Flashcards

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Allele

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Different forms of a gene

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Carrier

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A person who has one recessive allele for a trait, but does not have the trait.

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Cells

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The basic unit of structure and function in all living things

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Chromosome

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Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

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Co-dominant

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In a diploid organism, two different alleles of a gene that are both expressed in a heterozygous individual

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Diploid

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2 sets of chromosomes - MITOSIS

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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)

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Special molecule that contains the genetic material of the organism

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Dominant trait

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The trait that covers up the other form of the trait

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Gametes

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Reproductive cells produced in MEIOSIS

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Gene

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A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait