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Allele different versions of a gene at a given locus
Non-disjunction of sex chromosomes in males produces sperm that have two sex chromosomes (xx,yy or yx) or that have no sex chromosomes at all (0)
Gene linkage Inheritance of genes as a group because they are on the same chromosome
Sex linkage genes that are found on one sex chromosome but not on the other
Trisomy A genetic condition of having three chromosomes instead of two. The condition causes various birth defects
Trisomy 21 a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome
Heterozygous having two different alleles for a trait
Recessive The allele that is expressed only in homozygous and is completly masked in heterozygotes
Autosome all animals have one pair of sex chromosome and a variable numbers of other chromosome, the other 22 chromosomes found in both sexes
Homozygous carrying two copy of the same allele of a given gene
Locus genes physical location of the chromosome
cross-fertilization when a sperm from one organism fertilizes eggs from a different organism
coedominance the pattern of inheritance when heterozygotes express phenotypes of both of the homozygotes
incomplete dominance the pattern of a heterozygous phenotype si intermediate between the two homozygous phenotypes
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