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| One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome |
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| a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes" |
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| A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other |
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| genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number |
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| producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar |
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| A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism. All living things depend on genes. Genes hold the information to build and maintain an ... |
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