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Genetics
D Birdsong
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7th Grade
02/10/2010

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Term
Alleles
Definition
The different forms of a gene. Y and y are different alleles of the gene that determines seed color.
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Dominate Trait
Definition
A trait expressed preferentially over another trait
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F1 Generation
Definition
Offspring of a cross between breeding plants, homozygous for the trait of interest
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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 respect 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
Different alleles for a trait in an individual, such as Yy.
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Homozygous
Definition
Different alleles for a trait in an individual, such as Yy.Both alleles for a trait are the same in an individual. 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 (homozygous) individuals differing in the traits of interest
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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. Generally, but now always a recessive allele
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Phenotype
Definition
The physical appearance of an organism with respect to a trait.
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Reccesive Trait
Definition
The opposite of dominate. A trait that is preferently masked.
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Sex-linked
Definition
A gene on a sex chromosome, such as the X-chromosome linked genes of flies and man
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