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Genetic makeup of an organism
Physical expressions of an organism's genes
Variations of a gene
An allele that masks the effect of a recessive gene
An allele that is masked by a dominant gene
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Having two different alleles for a particular gene
Change in a DNA sequence
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Genetic makeup of an organism
Genotype
Physical expressions of an organism's genes
Phenotype
Variations of a gene
Allele
An allele that masks the effect of a recessive gene
Dominant gene
An allele that is masked by a dominant gene
Recessive gene
Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Homozygous
Having two different alleles for a particular gene
Heterozygous
Change in a DNA sequence
Mutation
Structure of DNA and protein that contains part of the genetic material of a cell
Chromosome
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or RNA molecule
Gene
Process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genome at a single time
Genomic sequencing
Process by which information from a gene is used to create a functional product like a protein
Gene expression
Method by which the introns are removed from the RNA transcripts and the remaining exons connected to form a continuous mRNA molecule
Gene splicing
A trait controlled by two or more genes
Polygenic trait
The proximity of genes on the same chromosome and the likelihood of them being inherited together
Genetic linkage
A process occurring during meiosis where two chromosomes pair up and exchange segments of their genetic material
Crossing over
Diagram used to predict the genetic outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment
Punnett square
Variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population due to chance
Genetic drift
Diversity in gene frequencies
Genetic variation
A disease caused by abnormalities in an individual's genome
Genetic disorder
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