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| recipe for a specific protein. |
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| the study of gene structure and functions and their transmission between generations. |
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| original mating pair(parents) |
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| offspring of the parent generation. |
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| offspring of the f1 generation. |
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| versions off a gene, they cause different traits. |
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| the favored or stronger allele represented by a capitol letter(T=tall) |
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| the weaker allele represented by a lowercase letter. (t=short) |
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| when the chromosomes have the same allele. |
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| when the two chromosomes have to different alleles. |
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| used to represent the cross of two parents and to show the possible outcomes in the offspring based on the alleles of the two parents. |
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| types of alleles the organism has for those genes. |
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| the physical trait of an organism. |
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| inheritance pattern of a dominant allele on an autosome ( a non sex determining chromosome) does not skip generations. but phenotype can affect males and females. |
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| autosomal recessive trait |
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| inheritance pattern of a recessive allele on an autosome. the phenotype can affect males and females and can skip a generation. |
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| cause death before the individual can pass on the trait to progeny. |
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| the heterozygotes have a phenotype that is in between that of either homozygote. |
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| traits which have many allele types and many phenotypes |
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| when both alleles are equally dominant. |
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| one gene affects the expression of another gene. |
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| a single gene os responsible for a variety of traits. |
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| everyone who inherits the combination of disease causing alleles has symptoms |
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