Bootcamp.com – Heredity COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
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a ___ is a distinct unit or sequence of genetic material that codes for a trait
gene
a ___ is the location of a gene on a chromosome
locus
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an ___ is one variation of a gene that has different forms
E.g. brown or blue coded at the eye color gene locus
allele
a ___ allele is the 'normal' copy of an allele
wild type
a ___ allele has an altered DNA sequence that can affect a gene's phenotype
mutant
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the ___ refers to the actual DNA sequence of a gene
genotype
the ___ refers to the observable characteristics of a gene's expression
phenotype
_ __are a pair of chromosomes (one maternal and one paternal) that contain all
the same gene loci
homologous chromosomes
homologous chromosomes have the same gene loci, but they do not have to
have the same _____
alleles
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