Genetics Terms Flashcard

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What is genetic linkage?

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When genes are on the same chromosome and genetically close to each other.

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What are SNVs?

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Single nucleotide variants.

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What is incomplete dominance?

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When a heterozygous phenotype is an intermediate between the two homozygous ones.

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What is an allele?

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An alternative form of a gene.

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What is genetics?

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The study of heredity and variation.

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What is a genotype?

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The genetic constitution of an individual.

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What is a phenotype?

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The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.

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What is Mendelian inheritance?

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The patterns of inheritance that are characteristic of organisms that reproduce sexually.

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What is a dominant allele?

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An allele that expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive allele.

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that only expresses its phenotype when two copies are present.