Genetics terminology

definitions of genetic terminology

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the genetic compostiton of an organism. It is the sum total of all alleles present.
Genotype
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A physical expression of the genotype. it is expressed as a word
Phenotype
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any allele that is always expressed in the phenotype in an organism
dominant
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an allele that is only expressed in the phenotype of the organism if the dominant allele is not expressed
recessive
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A section of a chromosome that codes for a particular characteristics
gene
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A physical expression of the genotype. it is expressed as a word

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Phenotype

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any allele that is always expressed in the phenotype in an organism

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an allele that is only expressed in the phenotype of the organism if the dominant allele is not expressed

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A section of a chromosome that codes for a particular characteristics

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