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Genetics
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7th Grade
02/10/2010

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Term
Alleles
Definition
the differetn forms of a gene. Yandyare different alleles of the gene that determine the color
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Dominant Trait
Definition
a trait expressed preferentialy over another trait
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F1 Generation
Definition
offspring of a cross between true breeding plants, homozygous for the trait of interest
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F2 Generation
Definition
offspring of a cross involving the F
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F2 Generation
Definition
offspring of a cross involving the F1 generation
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Genotype
Definition
the genetic constitution of an organism with trespect to a trait. yellow seeds are dominant, but yellow seeded plants could have a genotype of either YY or yy
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Heterozygous
Definition
differing alleles for a trait in an individual, such as YY
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Homozygous
Definition
both alleles for a trait are the same in an indvidual. they can be homozygous dominant (YY), or homozygous recessive (yy)
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Hybrid
Definition
heterozygous; usually reffering to the offspring of two true-breeding individuals differing in the traits of intrests
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Monohybrid Cross
Definition
cross involving parents differing in only one trait
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Mutation
Definition
change in the DNA sequence of a gene to some new, heritable form. generaly, but now always a recessive allele
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Phenotype
Definition
the physical apperence of an organism with respect to a trait
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Recessive Trait
Definition
the opposite of dominant. a trait that is preferntially masked
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Sex-Linked
Definition
a gene coded on a sex chromosome, such as the X-chromosome linked genes of flies and man
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