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| The scientific study of heredity |
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| Any observable property of an organism. |
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| A helical molecule consisting of two strands of nucleotides that is the primary carrier of genetic information. |
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| The branch of genetics concerned with the mechanisms by which genes are transferred from parent to offspring. |
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| The construction of family trees and their use to follow the transmission of genetic traits in families. It is the basic method of studying the inheritance of traits in humans. |
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| The branch of genetics that studies the organization and arrangement of genes and chromosomes using the techniques of microscopy. |
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| A complete set of chromosomes from a cell that has been photographed during cell division and arranged in a standard sequence. |
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| The study of genetic events at the biochemical level. |
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| Recombinant DNA technology |
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| A series of techniques in which DNA fragments are linked to self-replcating vectors to create recombinant DNA molecules, which are replicated in a host cell. |
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| Genetically identical molecules, cells or organisms are all derived from a single ancestor. |
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| Procedure in which normal genes are transplanted into humans carrying defective copies as a means of treating genetic diseases. |
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| The set of genetic information carried in the DNA of an individual. |
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| The study of the organization, function and evolution of genomes. |
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| The branch of genetics that studies inherited variation in populations of individuals and the forces that alter gene frequency |
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| The attempt to improve the human species by selective breeding. |
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| The idea that human traits are determined solely by genetic inheritance, ignoring the contribution of the environment. |
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| Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) |
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| Single nucleotide differences between and among individuals in a population of species. |
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| A set of genetic markers located close together on a single chromosome or chromosome region |
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| Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) |
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| Analysis of genetic variation across an entire genome searching for assoication between variations and a genome region encoding a specific phenotype. |
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| The use of recombinant DNA technology to produce commercial goods and services. |
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