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| the field of biology that focuses on how characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring |
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| referring to a factor that masks another factor for the same trait |
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| referring to a factor that is masked by another factor for the same trait |
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| the segregation, or separation, of two factors for the same trait when a gamete forms |
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| Law of Independent Assortment |
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| the independent segregation of the factors that control different traits |
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| an alternative form a gene |
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| a way to show the possible outcomes of a genetic cross |
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| the expression of the genotype of an organism |
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| the genetic makeup of an organism |
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| the condition where both alleles of a pair are alike |
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| the condition where both alleles of a pair are different |
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| a cross between individuals that involves one trait |
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| a cross between individuals that involves two traits |
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| a situation where two or more alleles influence the phenotype, which is in between that of the parents |
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| a situation where both alleles for a gene are expressed in a heterozygous individual |
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| a chromosome that carries the genes that determine an individual's sex |
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| a trait whose alleles are located only on the X chromosome |
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| a family history that shows individuals who display a particular trait and those who do not display the trait |
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