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| the genetic makeup of an organism |
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| the appearance of an organism as a result of its genotype |
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| when both alleles pairs are alike |
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| when 2 allele in the pairs are different |
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| the likelihood that a specific event will occur |
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| each several alternative forms of a gene |
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| the study of the structure and function of chromosomes and genes |
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| law of independent assortment |
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| factors for different characteristics are distibuted to gametes independently |
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| a pair of factors is segregated, or seperated, during the formation of gametes |
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| dominant of the other factor for a specific characteristic |
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| the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring |
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| a cross between individuals that involves one pair of contrasting traits |
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| aids them in predicting the probability that certain traits will be inherited by offspring |
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| the ratio of genotypes that appear in offspring |
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| the ratio of the offsprings phenotypes |
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| whcich an individual of unknown genotype is crossed with a homozygous recessive individual |
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| one allele was completely dominant over another |
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| when 2 or more allele influence the phenotype |
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| when both alleles for a gene are expresssed in a heterozygous offspring |
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| a cross between individuals that involves two pairs of contrasting traits |
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