Intro To Genetics

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Allele

Different form of a gene

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Dominant

Allele that will always be expressed (written in a capital letter)

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Gene

Section of DNA that codes for a specific trait

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Genotype

The allele combination of an organism

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Heterozygous

Having two different alleles for a single trait

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Homozygous

Having identical alleles for a single trait

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Mendel's Law of Segregation

Allele pairs separate from each other during gamete production (why a sperm/egg will only have one allele for a trait)

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Phenotype

The way an organism looks and behaves

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Recessive

Alleles that will only be expressed if it is paired with another recessive allele (written in lowercase using the same letter as the dominant)