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| A molecular form of a gene, a chromosome one from each parent |
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| A continuous strand of dna |
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| Genetic constitution of an organism |
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| physical appearance, expressed or shown(The expressed trait of an organism). |
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| A change in the molecular structure of DNA |
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| A dominate allele masks the effect of a trait. Represented by a capitol A |
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| The trait of a recessive allele allele is masked by that of a stronger or dominate trait |
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| The chromosome number of 1n |
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| The chromosome number of 2n. A pair of genes |
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| Offspring from two different breeding varieties |
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| A heritable trait that varies among individuals |
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| a variation of the heritable trait. Difference in character |
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| The offspring of two parental (p generation)individuals |
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| 2nd generatio,self crossed from f1, second filial |
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| Pairing of nonidentical alleles |
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| Two identical alleles for a single gene |
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| Cross between parents that differ in only one character |
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| A mating of individuals differing at two genetic Loci |
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| The impact of more than one phenotypic character by a single gene |
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| Polygenic Inheritance/Epistasis |
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| The phenotypic trait arises from the product of two or more gene pairs when one gene masks teh action of the other |
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| The degree of which a genetic trait may be inherited |
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| Two chromosomes that make a matched pair, 1 from father,1 from mother |
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| The particular site where genes are formed on chromosomes |
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| A phenotypical unknownn is crossed with a known homozygous recessive organism |
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| Two alleles for a heritable trait segregate during gamete formation and end up in different gametes |
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| Mendells Law of segrgation |
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| During Meiosis Two, 2 alleles for each trait are seperated |
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| Law of independent assortment, The effect of one character has no effect of another |
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| A lethal genetic disease,which results from inheriting two defective recessive alleles of a gene, one from each parent |
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| The parent has a single defective gene which dominates its normal counterpart, the offspring have a fifty percent chance of inheriting the faulty gene and disorder |
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| Any gene located on the X chromosomes |
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| Any gene or abnormality that is determined by sex hormones, due toi recessive alleles, mostly in males |
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| The synthesis od RNA on a DNA template |
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| The transfer of information into a protein |
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| Duplication Point Mutation |
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| Unequal crossover allowing a segment to be repeated, AABC XYZ |
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| Some chromosomal information is lost A_C XYZ |
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| A sequence of the gene is backwards ABC YXZ |
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| A broken piece of a chromosome attaches to another chromosome, YXZ ABC |
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| Chemical or physical agent that interacts with DNA and causes a mutation |
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| Describe a virus, Why is it not considered alive? |
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| A nonliving chunk of DNA wrapped in a protein coatDoes not have all 5 characteristics of life |
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| A viral reproduction cycle results inthe release of new viruses by breaking open the host cell |
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| A virus moving or jumping to another species |
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| An infectious form of a protein thT MAY MULTIPLY BY CONVERTING PROTEINS TO MORE PRIONS |
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| How are prions transmitted |
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| All but gametes, Any multicellular organism except a sperm or egg |
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| A piece of DNA, usually a plasmid or a viralgenome used to move genes from one cell to another |
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| The direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes |
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| A harmless variant of a disease causing microbes such as bacterium that is used to prevent infectious disease |
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| a procedure that analyzes an individuals unique collection of genetic markers |
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| The appearance of a new species over time |
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| Changes in the genes of a population |
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| The comparison of body structure in different species |
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| All genes in a population at any one time |
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| Hardy-Weinberg Equillibrium |
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| A formula that can be used to calculate the frequency of genotypes in a gene pool from the frequencies of alleles |
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| How often an allele is found in a population |
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| A change in the gene pool of a small population due to chance |
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| A genetic drift resulting from a drastic reduction in population size |
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| Acts in favor of the individuals at one end of a phenotype range |
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| Favors extreme over intermediate phenotypes |
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| Favors intermediate variants by acting against exteme phenotypes |
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| Anything that prevents individuals of closely related species from interbreeding |
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| Prevent mating or fertilization between species |
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| Operates of interspecies mating occurs and results in hybrid zygotes |
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| The initial block to gene flow is a geographical barrier that physically isolates the splinter population |
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| The origin of a new species with out geographical isolation |
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| Big changes occuring by the steady accumalation of many small changes |
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| Evolutionary Developmental Biology |
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| Reflection of a constant sequence of geological periods |
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