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Chapter 14 terms
human heredity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| karyotype | pairs of chromosomes ina person "spreads out" |
| sex-linked inheritance | traits carried on X or Y chromosome |
| colorblindness | most often seen in males; females - 2 recessive alleles to be colorblind, rare |
| dominant | overshadows recessive |
| blood type | trait that is codominant, determined by multiple alleles |
| red bllod cells | carry antigens, body's army to fight bad guys |
| type A | protein A |
| type B | different protein B |
| type AB | both blood proteins A and B |
| type O | neither protein A or protein B |