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Inheritance/Genetics
Term | Definition |
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allele | alternative form that a single gene may have for a particular trait |
homozygous | organism with 2 of the same alleles for a specific trait |
heterozygous | organism with 2 different alleles for a specific trait |
phenotype | observable characteristic that is expressed as a result of an allele pair |
genotype | an organism's allele's pairs |
dominate | Mendel's name for a specific trait that appeared in the F1 generation |
recessive | Mendel's name for a specefic trait hidden or masked in the F1 generation |
codominance | complex inheritance pattern that occurs when neither allele is dominant and both alleles are expressed |
incomplete dominance | heterozygous phenotype that is a blend of the two homozygous phenotypes |
sex-linked trait | gene that is located on a sex chromosome |
karyotype | image of all the chromosomes in a cell |