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Genetics
Term | Definition |
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homozygous | matching alleles |
heterozygous | different alleles |
allele | pairs of genetic info in dna |
genotype | an organism's c complete set of genetic material |
phenotype | an organism's observable traits |
codominance | a type of inheritance in which two alleles of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual |
incomplete dominance | both alleles of a gene at a locus are partially expressed, often resulting in an intermediate or different phenotype |
law of independent assortment | states that the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another |
law of segregation | states that each individual that is a diploid has a pair of alleles (copy) for a particular trait |
hybrid | offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, species or genera |