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| portions of the DNA molecule that code for the production of specific proteins |
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| variants of a gene that code for different expressions of a trait |
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| allele that is expressed in a gene pair of unlike alleles |
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| allele is only expressed if present in a like gene pair |
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| the physical or chemical results of genetic code |
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| the alleles possessed by an organism |
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| when both alleles of a gene pair are expressed in the phenotype |
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| strands of dna in the cell nucleus |
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| the exchange of genes among populations through interbreeding |
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| genetic change based on random changes within a species' gene pool; includes fission and the founder effect, and gamete sampling |
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| the splitting up of a population to form new populations |
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| genetic differences between populations produced bu the fact that genetically different individuals established the populations |
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| the genetic change caused when new genes are passed to new generations in frequencies unlike those of the parental generation |
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| evolution of a new species |
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| a mutation with extensive and important phenotypic results |
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