Modern Genetics
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Three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait. | Multiple Alleles
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A gene that is carried on the X or Y chromosome. | Sex-linked Gene
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A person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele, but does not have the trait. | Carrier
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A chart or “family tree” that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait. | Pedigree
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An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes. | genetic disorder
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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. | amniocentesis
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A picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arranged in pairs. | karyotype
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The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation. | selective breeding.
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