Biology Definitions

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An allele/gene that determines the characteristics in the organism (dominant over the recessive allele)
Dominant
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Section of DNA molecule
Gene
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An organism with two alleles the same for a particular gene (e.g. HH or hh)
Homozygous
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An organism with two alleles that are different (e.g. Hh)
Heterozygous
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A gene, but there are two types of alleles
Allele
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A newly formed life just after fertilisation of the egg by the sperm
Zygote
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Section of DNA molecule

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Gene

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An organism with two alleles the same for a particular gene (e.g. HH or hh)

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Card 4

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An organism with two alleles that are different (e.g. Hh)

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Card 5

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A gene, but there are two types of alleles

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