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| They are germ cells in our reproductive organs that develop into eggs or sperm |
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| They are 2 chromosomes (1 from the mother and 1 from the father) that have the same length and general appearance |
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| These cells (somatic) have 2 copies of each chromosome, one from the mother and one from the father. |
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| These are cells (gametes) that have one copy of each chromosome |
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| This occurs when the nuclei of the egg and sperm cell fuse to form one nucleus. |
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| It is a form of nuclear division that divides a diploid cell into haploid cells. |
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| They are distinguishing characteristics that are inherited. |
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| It is the study of biological inheritance patterns and variation in organisms |
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| It is a piece of DNA that provides a set of instructions to a cell to make a certain protein |
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| It has 2 Key conclusions: 1. Organisms inherit 2 copies of each gene, one from each parent. 2. Organisms donate only one copy of each gene in their gametes, thus, the 2 copies of each gene separate during gamete formation |
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| It is any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a specific locus |
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| They describe 2 of the same alleles at a specific locus |
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| They describe 2 different alleles at a specific locus |
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| It typically refers to the genetic makeup of a specific set of genes |
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| It is the physical characteristics or traits of an individual organism |
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| It states that one allele may be dominant over another allele. |
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| It is a grid system for predicting all possible genotypes resulting from a cross |
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| Law of Independent Assortment |
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| It states that allele pairs separate independently of each other during gamete formation; or meiosis. |
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| It is the exchange of chromosome segments between homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 and helps to create even greater variation |
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| Neither allele is completely dominant or completely recessive, so the heterozygous phenotype is somewhere between the 2 homozygous phenotypes |
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| You get a result where both alleles of a gene are expressed completely |
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| Many genes have more than 2 possible alleles that can be inherited |
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| 2 or more genes interact to influence the phenotype. |
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| The duplicated chromosomes condense and 4 homologous chromosomes pair up |
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| Offspring of crosses between different parents |
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| It is the likelihood that a particular event will happen. It predicts the average number of occurrences not the exact number of occurrences. |
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