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Genetics-Chapter 5 - 5B-3
Genetics-Chapter 5 - 5B-3
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Biology
9th Grade
12/06/2010

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sex chromosome
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Special chromosome (in humans X & Y) that determines whether an organism will be male or female
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autosome
Definition
Any chromosome other than a sex (X or Y) chromsome.
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sex-linked trait
Definition
An inherited characteristic for which there is a gene on the X chromosome but not on the Y chromosome.
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carrier
Definition
A heterozygous organism that is normal for a trait but which also has a recessive gene for an undesirable trait and can transmit that gene to offspring
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carrier
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a person who spreads disease without showing signs of the disease himself
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hemophilia
Definition
Bleeder's disease; a genetic disorder in which a blood chemical for blood clotting is not produced.
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