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Term | Definition |
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what is multiple allele | three or more form of a gene that codes for a single traitl |
what is sex chomosomes | a pair of chromosomes carrying genes that determine whether a person is a male or female |
what is sex-linked genes | a gene that is carried on the X or Y chromosomes |
what is carrier` | a person who has one recessive allele for a trait , butdoes not have the trait |
what is genetic disorder | an anormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes |
what is a pedigree | a chart or "family tree" that tracky which members of each family have a particily trait |
what is karyotype | a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arrangell in pain |
what is selective breeding | the process os selective breeding method in which two individuals with identical or similar sets of allele |
what is inbreeding | a seletive method in which two individuals with identical or similar gets os alleles are crossed |
what is hybridization | aseletice breeding method in which two genetically different indivdals are crossing |
what is a clone | an organism that is genetically indetal to the organsim from which is producted |
what is gentic engineering | the transfer of gene fromfrom the DNA of one organsim into another organism with desired trait |
what is gene therapy | the insertion of working copies of a gene into the cell of a person with a genticdism in a attempt to correct in the disorder |
what is a genome | all the DNA in one cell of an chromosomes |