Chapter 5 Vocabulary
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multiple alleles | three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait.
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sex chromosomes | carry genes that determine whether a person is male or female.
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sex-linked genes | genes on the x and y chromosomes.
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carrier | person who has one recessive and one dominant allele for a trait.
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SECTION 2---genetic disorder | an abnormal condition a person inherits through genes or chromosomes.
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pedigree | a chart/family tree that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait.
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karyotype | picture of all the chromosomes in a cell.
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SECTION 3---selective breeding | selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of next generation.
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inbreeding | crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics.
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hybridization | breeders cross two genetically different individuals.
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clone | an organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced.
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genetic engineering | genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism.
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gene therapy | inserting copies of a gene into a person’s cells
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genome | all the DNA in one cell of an organism.
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