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Inheritance/Genetics

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allele   alternative form that a single gene may have for a particular trait  
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homozygous   organism with 2 of the same alleles for a specific trait  
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heterozygous   organism with 2 different alleles for a specific trait  
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phenotype   observable characteristic that is expressed as a result of an allele pair  
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genotype   an organism's allele's pairs  
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dominate   Mendel's name for a specific trait that appeared in the F1 generation  
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recessive   Mendel's name for a specefic trait hidden or masked in the F1 generation  
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codominance   complex inheritance pattern that occurs when neither allele is dominant and both alleles are expressed  
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incomplete dominance   heterozygous phenotype that is a blend of the two homozygous phenotypes  
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sex-linked trait   gene that is located on a sex chromosome  
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karyotype   image of all the chromosomes in a cell  
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