Inheritance key terms

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  • Created on: 07-03-22 12:56
DNA is contained within ___
Chromosomes
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Position of a gene on a chromosome
Locus
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Different versions of a gene
Allele
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Two different alleles of the same gene
Heterozygous
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Two of the same alleles for one gene
Homozygous
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Alleles of a gene possessed by an individual
Genotype
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Observable characteristics of an organism
Phenotype
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Always expressed in the phenotype if present in the genotype
Dominant
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Expressed in the phenotype if no dominant alleles are present
Recessive
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Neither allele is dominant over the other - both are expressed
Codominance
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inheritance of genes is dependant on the sex chromosome
Sex linkage
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Any chromosome that isn't a sex chromosome
Autosome
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Genes do not assort independently because they are on the same chromosome
Autosomal linkage
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When one gene locus masks or alters the expression of another gene
Epistasis
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Position of a gene on a chromosome

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Different versions of a gene

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Two different alleles of the same gene

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Two of the same alleles for one gene

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