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| three or more forms of the gene that code for a single trait |
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| one of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in each body cells |
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| genes on the X and Y chromosomes |
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| a person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele |
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| an abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes |
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| a chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a of a family that has a particular trait |
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| a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell |
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| the process of selecting organisms with desired trait to be parents of the next generation |
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| crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics |
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| when breeders cross two genetically different individuals |
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| an organism that has the exact the same genes of the organism from which it was produced |
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| the process in which genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism |
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| a process that can correct some genetic disorders by inserting copies of a gene directly into a person's cells |
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| all the DNA in one cell of an organism |
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