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Chapter 5 Vocab Words for Final
Mr. Hobbs Vocab Words for final
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7th Grade
06/12/2010

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Multiple Alleles
Definition
some human traits are controlled by a single gene that has more than two alleles
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Sex Chromosomes
Definition
these chromosomes carry genes that determine whether a person is male or female, they also carry genes that determine other traits
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Karayotypes
Definition
 a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell, it helps to diagnose the genetic disorders
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Inbreeding
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crossing of two individuals that have similar characteristics, there offspring will also have those charecteristics

 

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Hybridization
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the crossing of two individuals with different charecteristics

 

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genetic engineering
Definition
genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism 
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Genome
Definition
all the DNA in one cell of an organism, identifies every gene in the human genome
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