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| units of information on heritable traits parent give to kids each have special location in DNA |
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| Ccells chromosome number 2n, pairs of genes on pairs of homologous chromosomes |
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| Alteration of gene's molecule structure and its message about a trait |
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| one of two or more molecular forms of a gene at a given locus slightly different versions of the same trait |
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| homozygous and heterozygous |
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| homo- pair of identical alles on a pair of homologous chromosomes hetero- a pairing of non identical alleles |
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| AA- homozygous dominant individual aa- homozygous recessive individual Aa- heterozygous individuals |
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| alles that an individual carries |
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| individuals observable traits |
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| P- true-breeding parents, F1- 1st generation, F2- 2nd generation |
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| MEndel's theory of Segregation |
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| Dipliod cells have pairs of genes on pairs of homologous chromosomes. the genes of each pair are separated from each other during meiosis so they end up in different gametes |
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