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| The different forms of a gene.Y and y are different alleles of the gene that determains seed color. |
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| Trait expressed preferentially over another trait. |
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| Offspring of a cross between true breeding plants, homozgous for the trait of intrest |
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| Offspring of a cross involving the F1 generation. |
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| Genetic constitution of an organism with resspect to a trait. Yellow seeds are dominant but yellow seeded plant. could have a genotype of ethier YY Yy |
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| Differing alleles for a trait in an individual such as Yy. |
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| Both alleles for a trait are the same in an individual. They can be homozygous domanate (YY) recessive (Yy). |
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| Heterozygous usually referring to the offspring of two true-breeding (homozygous) individuals differing in the traits of intrest. |
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| Cross involving parents differing in only one trait. |
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| Change in the DNA sequence of a gene to some new, heritable form. Generlly but now always a recessive allele. |
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| The phisical appearance of an organism with respect to a trait. |
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| The opposite of dominant. A trait that is preferentially masked. |
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| A gene coded on a sex chromosome, such as the X-chromosone linked genes of flies and man. |
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