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| diagram illustrating the patterns of health and illness within a family; also called a genogram or genetic pedigree. |
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| secquence of DNA that encodes a protein or other functional product; the unit of heredity. |
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| Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) |
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| Nucleic acid molecule that contains the encoded, heritable instructions for all of a cell's activities; DNA is the genetic material passed from one generation to the next. |
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| the total set of an organism's DNA. |
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| Gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus of a cell, composed of tightly wound molecules of DNA. |
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| the process by which an unspecialized cell divides and gives rise to a specialized cell. |
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| an undifferentiated cell that is capable of giving rise to different types of specialized cells. |
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| alteration in the DNA sequence of a gene. |
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| Alternate form of a gene. |
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| disease caused by a mutation within on gene. |
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| Disease caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. |
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| A disorder that is the result of alteration in an entire chromosome. |
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| Any of the chromosomes (22 in humans) that do not contain genes that determine sex. |
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