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Bosch- Genetics

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genotype   actual gene combination of an organism  
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phenotype   the physical appearance of an organism  
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genetics   the scientific study of heredity  
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alleles   the different forms of a gene  
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traits   a distinguishing quality that can be passed from one generation to another  
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recessive allele   an allele whose trait is masked in the presence of a dominant allele  
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genes   segments of DNA that carry hereditary instructions and are passed from parent to offspring  
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hybrid   an organism with two different alleles for a trait  
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heredity   the passing of traits from parents to offspring  
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dominant allele   an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism  
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mutation   a change in the order of the bases in an organism's DNA  
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pedigree   a diagram of family history used for tracing a trait through several generations  
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genetic engineering   allows scientists to transfer genes from one organism to another  
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probability   the mathematical chance that an event will occur  
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selective breeding   the breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait  
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law of independent assortment   each gene pair is inherited independently from the gene pairs for all other traits  
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law of segregation   passing of only one gene for each trait  
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incomplete dominance   when one trait is not completely dominant over another (each allele has its own degree of influence)  
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sex cells   carries half the number of chromosomes found in other body cells  
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offspring   resulting organism  
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self-pollinating plant   has female and male reproductive structure  
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true-breeding plant   all offspring have the same traits as the parent  
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cross pollination   pollen from one plant fertilizes the ovule fo a flower on a different plant  
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homozygous   two dominant or two recessive alleles (genes)- PP or pp  
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heterozygous   one dominant and one recessive allele (Pp)  
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homologous chromosomes   chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure (like a pair of shoes)  
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meiosis   copying process that produces cells with half the usual number of chromosomes. Sex cells are made and each receives one-half of each homologous pair  
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human egg cell has ____ chromosomes   23  
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The union of the egg cell and sperm cell produces ___ chromosomes   46  
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sex chromosomes   one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual  
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