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| all offspring are of the same variety |
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| cross that tracks the inheritance of a single character |
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| hybrid offspring of P generation |
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| offspring of F1 generation |
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| fully expressed gene in organisms appearance |
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| gene that has no noticeable effect on organism's appearance |
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| separation of alleles into separate gametes |
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| pair of identical alleles for a character |
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| organisms having two different alleles for a gene |
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| organism's appearance traits |
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| organism's genetic traits |
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| mating of parental varieties differing in two characters |
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| law of independent assorment |
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| independent segregation of each pair of alleles during gamete formation |
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| F1 hybrids have an appearance somewhere in between the phenotypes of the two parental varieties |
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| phenotypes of heterozygote and dominant homozygote are indistinguishable |
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| both alleles are separately manifest in the phenotype |
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| ability of a gene to affect an organism in many ways |
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| gene at one locus alter sthe phenotypic expression of a gene at a second locus |
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| characteristics like skin color and height |
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| additive effect of two or more genes on a single phenotypic character |
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| many factors both genetic and environmental collectively influence phenotype |
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| individuals that transmit the recessive allele to their offspring |
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| disease that causes thick build up of mucus that coats certain cells |
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| disease caused by dysfunctional enzyme that fails to break down brain lipids |
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| disorder of the blood caused by an inherited abnormal hemoglobin |
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| degenerative disease of the nervous system |
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| A procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is drawn out of the uterus through a needle inserted in the abdomen. The fluid is then analyzed to detect genetic abnormalities in the fetus or to determine the sex of the fetus. |
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| chrionic villus sampling (CVS) |
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| sunctioning off a small amount of fetal tissue from the placenta to examine any abnormalities |
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