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Genetic Processes: 5.3 Patterns of Inheritance

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alleles   one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that are found on the same place of a chromosome  
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autosomal dominant or recessive   the gene of interest is found on one of the autosomes (1 – 22 in humans) and individuals that are affected acquire the trait by possessing either a dominant copy of the allele (autosomal dominant) or a recessive copy of the allele (autosomal recessive)  
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autosomes   one of the non sex chromosomes. In humans it is one of chromosomes 1 - 22  
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carrier   a type of autosomal recessive inheritance pattern in which an affected individual received the allele from parents that were both heterozygous.  
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gene   a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to an offspring and determines some characteristic  
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gene therapy   The transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders.  
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genetic screening   testing a population (or an individual) to identify individuals at risk for a genetic disease or for transmitting it  
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heredity   the passing of genetic characters from parent to offspring  
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hybrid   a genotype in which there is a mixture of dominant and recessive alleles  
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pedigree   a diagram using specific symbols to show the ancestral relationships for an organism  
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probability   the likely outcome of a cross, not necessarily the true outcome.  
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purebred   an organism that possess identical alleles for the characteristic being considered.  
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sex chromosomes   the X chromosome and the Y chromosome  
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