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| In sexual reproduction the male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell |
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| Specific characteristic of an individual |
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| Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits |
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| sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring |
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| one of the different forms of a gene |
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| Mende's second conclusion; some alleles are dominant and some are recessive |
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| separation of alleles during gamete formation |
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| likelihood that a particular event will occur |
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| having two identical alleles of a gene |
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| having two different alleles for a gene |
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| used to predict the genotype/phenotype combinations of a genetic cross |
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| One of Mendal's principles; genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes |
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| one allele is not completely dominant over another |
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| phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed |
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| a gene that has more than two alleles |
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| trait controlled by two or more genes |
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| chromosomes where one set comes from the dad and one set comes from the mom |
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| a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes |
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| a cell that contains only a single set of genes |
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| process where the number of chromosomes per cell is cu in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell |
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| structure containing four chromatids that forms during meiosis |
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| process where homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis |
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