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Genetics Oberle
AP Bio 2
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Biology
11th Grade
12/06/2009

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Incomplete Dominance
Definition
When two different alleles for a trait , when a hybrid, are expressed, or blended
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Codominance
Definition
When two alleles are equally dominent, no blending, example - roan cows
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Multiple Alleles
Definition
When there are more than two alleles for a trait, example - human blood
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Pleiotropy
Definition
When 1 gene affects more than one trait
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Epistasis
Definition
When one gene affects expression of a non allelic gene
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Polygenic Inheritance
Definition
When many gene pairs affect one trait, shows incomplete dominance
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Penetrans
Definition
the proportion of individuals showing the phenotype of a given genotype
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Expressivity
Definition
Degree to which a genotype is expressed
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Pedigree Charts
Definition
"family trees" of genes
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Thomas Hunt Morgan
Definition
Man who discovered that genes are on chromosomes, sex linked traits, sex chromosomes and crossing over
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Deletion
Definition
When a chromosome is missing genes on it
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Duplication
Definition
When a part of a chromosome is doubled and found on the same chromosome twice
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Translocation
Definition
When genes break off from a chromosome and attach to a non homologous chromosome
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Inversion
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When part of a chromosome breaks off and then reattaches backwards
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Polyploidy
Definition
When there are multiple sets of DNA because there was no anaphase 1, trisomy or monosomy nondisjunction
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