Heredity
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| allele | alternative form of a gene
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| autosomes | non sex chromosomes
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| carrier | someone who carries a normal gene along with its recessive allele
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| genes | segments of DNA that contain the traits each person inherits
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| genetics | the study of heredity or inheritance
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| genome | a complete set of genetic information for one person
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| genotype | the genetic information stored at the locus of a gene, even if those traits are not expressed
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| heredity | the passing of traits form biological parents to children
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| heterozygous | possessing different alleles at a given locus
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| homozygous | possessing similar alleles at a given locus
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| homologous | similar in structure, such as two similar chromosomes that are paired together
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| karyotype | a chart showing all the chromosomes arranged in order by size and structure
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| locus | the location of a specific gene on a chromosome
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| mutation | a permanent change in genetic material
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| nondisjunction | when chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis
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| phenotype | the detectable, outward manifestation of a genotype
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| polygenic inheritance | phenomenon whereby genes at two or more loci contribute to the expression of a single trait
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| sec chromosomes | chromosomes designated by the letters X and Y determine gender
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