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| specific characteristics inherited from parents |
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| the factors that determine traits |
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| different forms of a gene |
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| ____________alleles are expressed if present, and _____________ alleles are hidden. |
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| actual alleles an individual has for a trait |
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| Both alleles are the same. Ex. BB or bb |
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| Both alleles are different. Ex. Bb |
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| The actual characteristic displayed by the individual. Ex. brown eyes, Hemophiliac |
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| heterozygote shows a blending of the dominant and recessive phenotypes |
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| heterozygote expresses BOTH dominant and recessive trait Ex: roan animals |
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| traits are influenced by more than one gene Ex: skin color |
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| more than two alleles for a trait (an individual still only inherits two) Ex. Blood Type |
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| carrried on the X chromosome Ex. Hemophilia, red-green color blindness |
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| used to determine the phenotype of an unknow dominant individual and uses a homoygous recessive individual as the "test" |
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| similar to a family tree, show pattern of inheritance of a specific trait through a family |
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| picture of someone's chromosomes, can detect chromosomal disorders |
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| sequencing of human DNA, being used to develop gene therapies |
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| technique used to separate molecules (DNA or proteins) based on their size |
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| sometimes called a DNA fingerprint, used to analyze and compare DNA |
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| cell with DNA from another source Ex: bacteria used to produce human insulin, human gene inserted into bacterial plasmid |
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| an organism with a gene from another source, used to improve food supple, research and healthcare |
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| an organism made from one cell of another organism, a genetically identical copy |
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