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9283349591AneuploidyA zygote with an abnormal number of a particular chromosome0
9283349592chromosome theory of inheritanceMendelian genes have specific loci along chromosomes1
9283349593cytogenetic mapslocate genes with respect to chromosomal features2
9283349594DeletionA chromosomal fragment is lost3
9283349595genetic mapAn ordered list of the genetic loci along a particular chromosome.4
9283349596DuplicationA deleted fragment may become attached as an extra segment to a sister chromatid5
9283349597Duchenne muscular dystrophyA human X-linked disorder with progressive weakening of the muscles and loss of coordination6
9283349598Down syndromeAn aneuploid condition due to an extra chromosome 217
9283349599HemophiliaX-linked recessive disorder defined by the absence of one or more of the proteins required for blood clotting8
9283349600InversionA chromosomal fragment may reattach to the original chromosome but in the reverse orientation9
9283349601linkage mapgenetic map based on recombination frequencies10
9283349602linked genesGenes genetically linked11
9283349603map unitsDistances between genes12
9283349604monosomicCell has a 2n-1 chromosomes13
9283349605NondisjunctionMembers of a chromosome pair fail to separate14
9283349606parental typesOffspring with a phenotype that matches one of the parental phenotypes.15
9283349607PolyploidyAn organism has more than two complete chromosome sets in all somatic cells16
9283349608sex-linked genea gene located on a sex chromosome17
9283349609TranslocationA fragment that joins a non homologous chromosome18
9283349610trisomicCell that has 2n+1 chromosomes19
9283349611wild type allelePhenotype for a character most commonly observed in natural populations20
9283349612X-linkedGenes located on the human X chromosome21

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