Genetics

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  1. 2. of or to do with genes
  2. 7. allele, an allele that masks a recessive allele and produces a dominant phenotype in individuals
  3. 8. observable characteristics resulting from an individual's combination of alleles for particular traits
  4. 9. a heritable unit represented in a section of DNA that contains cellular instructions for an aspect of the organism’s form and/or function
  5. 10. a long strand of DNA that contains multiple genes; found in the nucleus of cells
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  1. 1. molecules found in the nucleus of a cell which contain encoded genetic information for the development and function of an organism
  2. 2. alleles responsible for the characteristics displayed for a given trait
  3. 3. a different version of the same gene
  4. 4. having the same alleles for a given gene
  5. 5. an individual organism that is heterozygous for a particular gene, thus having the capacity to pass on the recessive allele to its offspring
  6. 6. special type of cell division resulting in the formation of gametes; produces cells with half the number of chromosomes of the parent
  7. 7. deoxyribonucleic acid