Chapter 4 Vocabulary Terms
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| multiple alleles | Three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait.
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| sex-linked gene | a gene that is carried on the X or Y chromosome.
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| carrier | a person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele, but does not have the trait.
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| pedigree | a chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait.
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| genetic disorder | an abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes.
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| amniocentesis | a technique by which a small amount of the fluid that surrounds a developing baby is removed; the fluid is analyzed to determine whether the baby will have a genetic disorder.
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| karyotype | a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arranged in pairs.
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| selective breeding | the process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation.
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| inbreeding | a selective breeding method in which two individuals with identical or similar sets of alleles are crossed.
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| hybridization | a selective breeding method in which two genetically different individuals are crossed.
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| clone | an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced.
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| genetic engineering | the transfer of a gene fro the DNA of one organism into another organism, in order to produce an organism with desired traits.
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| gene therapy | the insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder.
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| genome | All of the DNA in one cell of an organism.
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