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| The entire complement of genetic material of an organism. |
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Discrete piece of DNA, containg genes
-Linear or Circular |
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| The number of unique chromosomes within the cell of an organism |
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| (n), 1 copy of each chromosome per cell |
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| (2n), 2 copies of each chromosome per cell |
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| (3n, 4n,..) multiple copies of each chromosome per cell |
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| Homologs/Homologous Chromosome |
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Virtually identical chromosome pairs.
-Same genes, but with different variations of the gene |
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| Functional segment of DNA composed of a transcribed region and a regulator sequence that makes transcription possible. |
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Nucleo-protein complex
-Histones |
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| A protein that coils DNA to form nucleosomes. |
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| Somatic cell division, results in two identical daughter cells |
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| Sexual reproduction, results in 4 daughters cells each containing half the genetic content of the mother cell |
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| One of the two replicated halves of a chromosome |
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| The observable attributes of an organism. |
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| The genetic makeup of the organism. |
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| In meiosis, the members of a gene pair separate equally into egg and sperm. |
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| One particular form of a gene |
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| Pair of identical alleles |
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| Pair of different alleles |
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| Gene which is present on only one copy of homolog |
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| Gene pairs on different chromosome pairs assort independently at meiosis |
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| Production of new allele combination |
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| Genes located on the same chromosome |
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| Two sister chromatids attached to the same centromere. |
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