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Genetics vocab
Genetics vocab
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7th Grade
03/10/2014

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Genes
Definition
traits that are passed down from your parents
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Chromosomes
Definition
A long string of Genes
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DNA
Definition
The chemical substance Genes are made of
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Egg
Definition
The sex cell from your mother
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Sperm
Definition
The sex cell from your father
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Gene pair
Definition
A pair of two genes in a chromosome that determines which traits someone has
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Allele
Definition
A member of a gene pair
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Dominant allele
Definition
A allele that only needs to have one of it in a gene pair to show in/on a person
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Recessive allele
Definition
A allele that needs to have two of it in a gene pair to show on/in a human
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Co-Dominance
Definition
When two alleles share the dominance in a gene pair
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Incomplete dominance
Definition
When a allele does not fully dominate it's partner
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Karyotype
Definition
An organized profile of a persons Chromosomes in which Chromosomes are arranged by shape, size (largest to smallest), and placement of the centro mere and bands.
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