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Genetics test review / was absent

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Definition
Homozygous   Same , both capital or both lower case letters  
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Heterozygous   Different , one capital one lower case letter  
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Dominant   Capital letter , a trait that always shows up  
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Recessive   Lower case letter , trait that doesn't always show up  
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Mono hybrid   Has 1 trait , always in a 4 punnette square  
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Dihybrid   Has 2 traits , in a larger punnette square  
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Homozygous   Same , both capital or both lower case letters  
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Heterozygous   Different , one capital one lower case letter  
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Dominant   Capital letter , a trait that always shows up  
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Recessive   Lower case letter , trait that doesn't always show up  
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Mono hybrid   Has 1 trait , always in a 4 punnette square  
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Dihybrid   Has 2 traits , in a larger punnette square  
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Alleles   Different from a gene  
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Genotype   Genes , genetics  
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Phenotype   Physical appearance  
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Co-dominant   More than 1 dominant  
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Incomplete dominance   No dominant , no recessive , 2 different dominance  
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Sex-linked   Involves sex chromosomes , XX female , XY male  
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Tay Sachs   Rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder  
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Color blindness   Absence of one of the primary cone pigments of the retina  
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Albinism   Lack of pigmentation to the skin & hair of a person or animal or in coloration or a plant  
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Huntington disease   Nerve cells in certain parts of brain waste away or degenerate  
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Hemophilia   Blood clot is severely reduced , causing bleeding from a slight injury  
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PKU   When a baby is born without the ability to properly break down amino acids called Phenylalanine  
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Sickle cell anemia   Red blood cells take a sickle or crescent shape .  
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Cystic fibrosis   Affects the exocrine glands . Causes production of abnormally thick & stick mucus to build up in the lungs , digestive tract & other areas of the body . One of most common lung diseases in children & young adults  
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