Introduction to Genetics

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, carrier of genetic information

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Gene

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Segment of DNA coding for a protein

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Chromosome

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Structure of DNA and protein, carries genes

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Allele

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Different form of a gene

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Dominant Allele

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Expressed trait, masks recessive

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Recessive Allele

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Expressed only when two copies are present

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Genotype

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Genetic makeup of an organism

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Phenotype

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Observable traits of an organism

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Homozygous

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Two identical alleles for a trait

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Heterozygous

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Two different alleles for a trait