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multiple allels   three or more form a gene that code for a single trait  
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sex chromosomes   carry genes that determines whether a person is male or female  
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sex-linked genes   alleles are passed from parent to child on a sex-chromosome  
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carrier   person who has one reccesive allele for a trait and one dominant allel  
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genetic disorder   mutatins in the Dna of genes  
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pedigree   is a chart that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait  
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karyotype   a picture of all chromosomes in a cell  
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selective breeding   a process of selecting organisms worth desired traits to be parentsof the next generation  
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inbreeding   crossing of two indidvuals that have the same characteristic  
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hybridization   breeders cross two genetically different individuals  
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clone   an organism that has exactly the same gene  
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genetic engineering   genes from one organism are transferd into the Dna of another organism  
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gene therapy   involve inserting copies of a gene directly into a persons cells  
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genome   all the Dna of one cell in a organism  
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