heredity and genetic variation final

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Meiosis

The type of cell division in which gametes are produced

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Fertilization

Joining of egg and sperm

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Zygote

Diploid cell that is the product of fertilization

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Allele

The various forms of the gene

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Autosomal Dominant

Trait that appears in every generation

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Autosomal recessive

The trait can skip generations

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X-linked

Trait affects either only males or only females

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Co-dominance

When both traits show up together (black and white spotted cow)

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Incomplete dominance

When traits blend together (mixing red and white paint)