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| different forms of a gene (the letters to represent dominant or recessive traits) |
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| a diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross |
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| the form of the gene that can be hidden (not expressed) when a dominate gene is present; a lower case letter is used to represent the trait |
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| the form of the gene that is expressed shown) in an organism; a capital letter is used to represent the trait |
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| a segment of DNA that controls a trait (a reference to the trait) |
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| A segment of DNA, the ___________, for color-blindness is recessive. |
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| Pea shapes of round or wrinkled is two ___________ for the trait. |
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| dominant allele--sentence |
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| Tall stem height in pea plants is a _____________ for the height trait. |
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| recessive allele--sentence |
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| A _________________ is represented by a lowercase letter. |
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| A ____________ helps us predict the resulting genotypes of a cross. |
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| the combination of two alleles of the gene for a trait (the letters for the genes) |
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| the physical appearance or characteristics as a result of its combination of genes (what it looks like) |
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| an individual organism that has two alleles that are the same for a trait; also called a purebred; use two letters of the same size |
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| disorders of diseases caused by the genetic makeup of the individual organism; examples: hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, cystic fibrosis |
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| an individual organism that has two different alleles for a trait; also called a hybrid; use two letters of different sizes |
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| Two lowercase letters like (tt) is the _______ for the short stem trait in pea plants. |
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| A tabby coat color for cats is just one ___________ for coat color and is represented as a bb genotype. |
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| When the dominant fur color is black and the genotype is BB, the animal is ___________ for the trait. |
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| When both the dominant and recessive traits are present, for example Rr, then the genotype is _____________ for the trait. |
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| genetic disorder--sentence |
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| Hemophilia is a _______________ that is carried on the X-chromosome. |
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