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Genetics

TermDefinition
Biotechnology The process of manipulating organisms, cells, or molecules, to produce specific products
Genetic engineering The process of manipulating an organism's DNA makeup
Transgenic Term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms
Clone Organism genetically identical to another organism
Ethics A system of determining what is right and what is wrong
Stem cells Unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells
Allele One of a number of different forms of a gene
Dominant Form of a gene that appears in the phenotype when present
Recessive Form of a gene that is expressed when no other form of the gene is present
Homozygous Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Heterozygous Having two different alleles for a particular gene
Codominance Situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed
Incomplete dominance Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele
Polygenic Trait controlled by two or more genes
Pedigree Chart that shows the presence or absence of a trait according to the relationships within a family across several generations
Monohybrid A cross between two individuals focusing on one gene
Dihybrid A cross between two individuals focusing on two genes
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