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chapter5vocab
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multiple alleles | three or more forms of genes that code for a single trait |
sex chromosomes | one of the 23 chromosomes of each body cells |
sex linked gene | genes on the x and y chromosomes |
carrier | a person who has one recessive allele for a trait and a dominant allele |
genetic disorder | an abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes |
pedigree | a chart or a family tree that tracks which numbers of a family have a particular. |
karyotype | a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell. |
selective breeding | the process of selecting organisms desired traits to be parents of the next generation |
inbreeding | crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics |
hybridization | breeders cross genetically different individuals |
clone | replica |
genetic enginerring | genes from one organisms are transferred into dna if different organisms |
gene threaspy | inverting copies into a persons cells |
geneome | all the dna in one cell of an organism. |