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heredity
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•the
transmission of traits from one generation to the next
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genetics
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•scientific
study of heredity and hereditary variation
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locus
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–gene’s
chromosomal location
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genes
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•hereditary
units; specific DNA sequence
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gametes
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•reproductive
cells; produced by parental units
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somatic cells
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•nonsexual;
46 chromosomes (23 from each parent); diploid (2 chromosome...
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gametic cells
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•sexual
cells; sperm/eggs; haploid (1 chromosome set per cell)
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autosomes
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•Any
of the 22 pairs of chromosomes which do not determine gender
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crossing over
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•Results
in recombinant chromosomes
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recombinant chromosomes
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chromosomes which contain alleles obtained from both parents
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