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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