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| Diagram showing ancestral relationships/transmission of genetic traits over several generations in a family |
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| The individual in the pedigree that led to the construction of the pedigree. Example a couple consults a medical geeticist because they have an offspring who is affected with a disease. |
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| Trait whose alleles that control a characteristics/traits are found in autosomes |
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| Gene pair an individual carry for a trait symbolized with a pair of letters. Ex: A dominant and a recessive |
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| Observable physical characteristics/traits of an organism, physical appearance, biochemical characteristics, behabioral traits. |
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| Trait that is expressed due to specific environmental condition. |
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| Derived from a single fertilization even(one sperm and one egg), may look similar but minor difference might exist due to environmental influence. |
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| Also known as Monozygotic twins |
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| Derived from separate fertilization(two eggs fertilized by two sperms) within fallopian tube |
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| Also known as Dizygotic twins |
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