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Concept 2 & 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chromosome theory of inheritance | Genes are located on chromosomes and the behavior of chromosomes during meiosis accounts for inheritance patterns |
| Epistasis | When one gene overshadows all of the others. |
| Carrier | someone who carries the recessive trait, but doesn't show it due to having a dominant X to mask it. |
| Mutation | Any change in DNA (the order of nucleotide bases/letters) |
| Mutagen | Chemicals that can cause DNA mutations (Ex. radiation, UV light, cigarette smoke) |
| Duplication | Changes the size of chromosomes and results in multiple copies of a single gene |
| Translocation | pieces of non-homologous chromosomes exchange segments (during crossing over) |
| Nondisjunction | Chromosomes do not separate correctly during anaphase, resulting in 1 or 3 chromosomes rather than 2 per cell |
| Pedigree | chart used to trace the phenotypes and genotypes in a family to determine whether people carry diseases or traits |