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| similar, not identical, one from mom one from dad |
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| sebment of DNA whose sequence codes for a trait or specific product///alternate form of a gene |
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| only contain one chromosome from each homologous pair (n)///cells that have homologous pairs of chromosomes (2n) |
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| karyotype lab (how it is all set up is a karyotype) |
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| a trait not linked to the x-chromosome, a "normal" trait |
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| one gene masks the effect of another///several genes contribute to the overall phenotype |
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| monohybrid v. dihybrid crosses |
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| involves one trait///involves 2 independently assorting traits |
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| failure of homologous chromosomes to separate during meiosis. results in offspring with too many or too few chromosomes. |
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| during meiosis, homolgous chromosomes will separate into different gametes so that alleles for a given trait will appear in different gametes. allows each parent to contribute one allele for each trait |
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| homozygous v. heterozygous |
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| both alleles the save /// alleles different |
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| principle of independent assortment |
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| alleles for one characteristic behaves independently of alleles for another characteristic during gamete formation |
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| both alleles dominate, make an intermediate |
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| multifactorial inheritance |
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| traits controlled by more than one gene |
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