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Cards (17)

Section 1

(17 cards)

DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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recessive trait

Front

a trait the reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation

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sex chromosomes

Front

one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual

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heredity

Front

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

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allele

Front

one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic

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RNA

Front

ribonucleic acid

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phenotype

Front

an organisms appearance

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ribosome

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genotype

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the entire genetic makeup of an organism

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meosis

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a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original numbers

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gene

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one set of instructions for an inherited trait

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homologous chromosomes

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chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same strcture

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probability

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the that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event

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dominant trait

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the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred

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pedigree

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a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family

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nucleotide

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in a nucleic-acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar

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mutation

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