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| the location a gene occupies on a chromosome |
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| different forms of the same gene that occupy the same locus on a pair of chromosomes |
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| both alleles on a pair of chromosomes at a certain locus are identical |
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| the two alleles occurring at the same locus on a pair of chromosomes are different |
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| the exchange of genes between populations due to emigration and immigration |
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| the type of genetic information carried by on individual |
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| the observable expression of the genotype of an individual |
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| an allele that expresses its phenotypic effect even when heterozygous with a recessive allele |
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| an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when it’s paired allele is identical |
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| a condition in which the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed there by resulting in offspring with a phenotype that is neither dominate nor recessive |
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| the proportion of the different alleles of a gene present in a population |
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| the extinction of a smaller population by being genetically absorbed by a larger population |
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| the sum total of genes in the reproduction gametes of a population |
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| the ability of a genotype to give rise to a range of phenotypic expression depending on environmental conditions |
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| a genetically determined characteristic that enhances the ability of an organism to cope with its environment |
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| capacity for evolutionary change due to genetic variability with in a population |
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| a change in the frequency of alleles in a gene pool |
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