Inherited change

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The genetic composition of an organism
Genotype
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The physical characteristics of an organism resulting from both its genotype and the environment
Phenotype
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The position of a gene on a chromosome/DNA molecule
Locus
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A pair of chromosomes, one maternal and one paternal that have the same gene loci and determine the same features are ... chromosomes
Homologous
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Condition in which the alleles of a particular gene are identical
Homozygous
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Condition in which the alleles of a particular gene are different
Heterozygous
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the term applied to an allele that is always expressed in the phenotype of an organism
Dominant
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The term applied to an allele that is only shown in the phenotype of a diploid organism if another identical allele is present
recessive
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Both alleles for one gene in a heterozygous organism contribute to the phenotype
Codominance
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Two characteristics determined by two different genes located on different chromosomes are inherited together it is called ... inheritance
Dihybrid
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When a gene is carried on EITHER the X - or Y chromosome it is called sex ..
linkage
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The section of the X-chromosome for which there is no equivalent homologous portion of the Y chromosome is the non-... section
homologous
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Two or more genes carried on the same (non sex) chromosome it is known as ... linkage
Autosomal
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When the allele of one gene affects or masks the expression of another in the phenotype
Epistasis
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The physical characteristics of an organism resulting from both its genotype and the environment

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A pair of chromosomes, one maternal and one paternal that have the same gene loci and determine the same features are ... chromosomes

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Condition in which the alleles of a particular gene are identical

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