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Trait in heredity   A genetically determined characteristic.  
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Purebred   an animal bred from parents of the same breed or variety.  
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Hybrid   half  
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Offspring   the product of the reproductive process of an animal. A child  
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Gene   in the cells  
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Alleles   one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.  
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Dominant   More in charge  
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Recessive   a recessive trait or gene.  
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Phenotype   the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.  
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Genotype   allele combinations  
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Homozygous   If you're homozygous, you've got a pair of matching alleles,  
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Heterozygous   Both alleles for a trait are the same in an individual.  
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Codominance   is a relationship between two versions of a gene.  
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Meiosis   another term for litoris.  
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Haploid cell   A cell that is the result of meiosis and has half the number of chromosomes as the original cell.  
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Diploid cells   A cell that is the result of mitosis and has the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.  
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Mutations   the action or process of mutating.  
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Insertion   a thing that is inserted,  
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Deletion   the action or process of deleting something.  
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Substitution   the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.  
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Sex-linked gene   A gene located on a sex chromosome,  
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Carrier   a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something.  
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Sex chromosome   a chromosome involved with determining the sex of an organism, typically one of two kinds.  
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Genetic disorder   A disease or condition caused by an absent or defective gene  
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Pedigree   the record of descent of an animal  
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Selective breeding    
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Inbreeding   breed from closely related people or animals  
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Hybridization   Hybridization is the process of combining two complementary single-stranded DNA  
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Clone   propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone.  
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Genetic Engineering   the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.  
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Gene therapy   the transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders.  
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Heredity   the passing on of physical traits  
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