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| This molecule holds an organism's hereditary information |
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| A segment of DNA on the chromosome that is coded for a particular trait |
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| Alternative forms of a gene, like tall and short in Mendel's pea plants |
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| A specific, observable, characteristic that caries from one individual to another |
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| An allele that can mask the recessive allele. |
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| An allele that can be masked by the dominant allele |
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| Having two identical alleles for the same genetic trait, eg. TT or tt |
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| Having two different alleles for the same genetic trait, eg. Tt |
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| The specific combination of alleles an individual has, eg. TT or Tt |
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| The physical expression of genes, eg. tall or short |
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The heterozygous phenotype is an intermediate phenotype between two homozygous phenotype.
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| also called X-linked traits, are traits controlled by genes located on the X-chromosome |
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