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Chapter ObjectivesKey TermsLinksStudy QuestionsStudent ActivitiesReferences 1: Chromosomes and Heredity: A Toss of the Dice


Key Terms and Concepts to Study
  • gene
  • chromosome
  • deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
  • diploid
  • haploid
  • autosomes
  • sex chromosomes
  • mitosis
  • meiosis
  • crossover
  • congenital
  • nondisjunction
  • mosaicism
  • translocation
  • microdeletion
  • contiguous gene syndromes
  • ring chromosome
  • inversion
  • isochromosome
  • genome
  • genotype
  • phenotype
  • nucleotide base
  • ribonucleic acid (RNA)
  • messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)
  • transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA)
  • mutations
  • triplet repeat expansion
  • dominant
  • recessive
  • Mendelian traits
  • alleles
  • homozygous
  • heterozygous
  • carrier
  • consanguinity
  • X-linked
  • lyonization
  • genomic imprinting
  • anticipation
  • mitochondrial inheritance
  • multifactorial inheritance



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