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Scientists call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait a
Which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics?
The different forms of a gene are called
An organism’s physical appearance is its
An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is
If a(n) ____________________ allele is present, its trait will appear in the organism.
Alleles that are neither dominant nor recessive produce an inheritance pattern known as ____________________.
The process in which a parent cell divides twice to produce sex cells is called ____________________.
A(n) ____________________ organism is the offspring of many generations of organisms that have the same trait.
Genes that determines a baby gender
A person who has one recessive allele for a trait, but does not have the trait
A picture of all chromosome in a cell arranged in pairs.
The set of information that controls a trait; a segment DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.
An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes.
Deoxyribonucleic acid
The process by which a cell make a copy of the DNA in its nucleus
The mating of two genetically different plants of the same species
Genetic change in a population of organisms that occurs over time
An alteration of genetic material such that a new variation is produced
A female sex cell
The situation in which a single gene is responsible for a variety of traits
The likelihood that a specific event will occur.
A gene that can initiate or block the functions of other genes
A male sex cell
A category of extremely small microscopic parasites of plants, animals, and bacteria.
Cells with two sets are
A cell that is formed when a sperm and an ovum combine their chromosomes at conception
A person or animal's children
A threadlike structure made of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living things
A complex organic substance found in living cells
A father or mother
Differences within the same type of species
Characteristic that describes how you look
Genes that have two or more alleles
The type of genetic cross that involves only one trait

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Ch. 16

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