Heredity and Genetic Disorders

Front

What is a part of a chromosome that controls a trait?

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Gene

Front

What are long strands of DNA that contain thousands of genes?

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Chromosomes

Front

What is the allele combination for a trait, such as Bb or bb?

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Genotype

Front

What do we call illnesses or disorders caused by an abnormal gene?

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Genetic Disorder

Front

What type of allele always shows its trait?

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Dominant

Front

What is the term for the physical expression of a trait?

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Phenotype

Front

What is a variation of a gene called?

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Allele

Front

What is the process by which genetic information is passed from parents to offspring?

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Heredity

Front

What is a change in the DNA sequence that can lead to genetic disorders?

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Mutation

Front

What is the term for an organism's complete set of DNA, including all of its genes?

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Genome