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| chromosome theory of inheritance |
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| genes have specific loci on their chromosomes and it is the chromosomes that undergo segregation and independant assortment |
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| phenotype most common in natural populations |
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| mutated wild-type alleles |
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| genes located on a sex chromosome |
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| genes located on the same chromosome that are inherited together in a genetic cross |
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| production of offspring with new combinations of traits inherited from two parents |
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| offspring that inherits a phenotype matching one of the parental phenotypes |
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| offspring that have different combinations of seed shape and color than either parent |
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| ordered list of the genetic loci along a particular chromosome |
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| genetic map based on recombination frequencies |
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| locate genes with respect to chromosomal features |
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| Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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| disease that causes progressive weakening of the muscles and loss of coordination |
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| excessive bleeding; absence of blood clotting protein |
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| compact object that is the condensed form of the inactive X in each cell of a female |
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| members of a pair of homologous chromosomes do not move apart properly during Meiosis I or in which sister chromatids fail to separate during meiosis II |
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| abnormal chromosome number |
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| condition of having three copies of a given chromosome in each somatic cell rather than the normal number of two |
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| chromosome having no homologue, especially an unpaired X-chromosome |
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| Having one or more extra sets of chromosomes |
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| chromosomal defect in which a segment of the chromosome breaks off and reattaches in the reverse direction |
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| rearrangement of chromosomal structure |
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| congenital disorder, caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome, in which the affected person has mild to moderate mental retardation, short stature, and a flattened facial profile |
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| parental effect on gene expression |
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| inherited disorder caused by a defective gene on the X-chromosome and causing mental retardation, enlarged testes, and facial abnormalities in males and mild or no effects in heterozygous females |
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