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Impact of Genomics

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Inheritance a contribution that determines our blood type, the color of our hair, and so much more
Genetics the study of heredity
Fertilization the process in which male and female reproductive cells join together
Trait a specific characteristic of an individual
Hybrid the cross between 2 organisms with different traits
Probability the likelihood that a particular event will occur
Homozygous organisms that have 2 identical alleles for a particular gene Ex. TT or tt
Heterozygous organisms that have 2 different alleles for the same gene Ex. Tt
Phenotype physical traits
Genotype genetic makeup
Incomplete Dominance cases in which one allele is not completely dominant over the other
Codominance cases in which the phenotypes for both alleles are present
Multiple Alleles genes that have more than 2 alleles
Polygenic Genes traits that are controlled by 2 or more genes
Homologous each of the four chromosomes from the male parent have a corresponding chromosome from the female parent
Diploid a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes
Haploid a cell that only contains one set of chromosomes
Meiosis a process in which the chromosomes are cut in half through the seperation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
Crossing Over the chromatids from the homologous chromosomes cross over eachother
Zygote this is created by fertilization
Created by: ryanoakley
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