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Unit 3 Vocab
Genetics Unit 3 Vocab words
Term | Definition |
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Homozygous | a genetic condition within an organism's genetic makeup in which identical alleles for a specific gene are present on each pair of chromosomes through inheritance from both parents. |
Heterozygous | having different alleles for a particular trait |
Allele | matching genes; one from our biological mother, one from our biological father |
Genotype | the genetic constitution of an organism |
Phenotype | a trait we can observe |
Codominance | you see both of the traits |
Incomplete Dominance | a form of Gene interaction in which both alleles of a gene at a locus are partially expressed, often resulting in an intermediate or different phenotype |
Law of Independent Assortment | the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another |
Law of Segregation | When an organism makes gametes, each gamete receives just one gene copy, which is selected randomly |
Hybrid | the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction |