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Geetics and Inheritance Review

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Both alleles (factors) for a trait are the same and dominant (AA)
genetic makeup of an organism
a cross between individuals that involves one pair of contrasting traits
genes located on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together in genetic crosses
genetic disorder that causes progressive deterioration of brain cells. caused by a dominant allele. symptoms do not appear until the age of 30 or so
the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
inheritance controlled by a gene on the X chromosome
one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits
meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate
a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
blood type determined by the hereditary presence or absence of antigens A and B on red blood cells
term used to refer to an organism that has two different alleles for the same trait
a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
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