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Gene pool All the alleles in a ______.
Gene pool All the alleles in a ______.
population
Genetic genealogy Comparing DNA sequences among individuals to determine relatedness and geographic ______.
Genetic genealogy Comparing DNA sequences among individuals to determine relatedness and geographic ______.
origins
Genome (jē′nōm) The complete set of genetic instructions in the cells of a type of ______.
Genome (jē′nōm) The complete set of genetic instructions in the cells of a type of ______.
organism
Mutation (myōō-tā′shən) A change in a DNA sequence that affects the phenotype and is rare in a ______.
Mutation (myōō-tā′shən) A change in a DNA sequence that affects the phenotype and is rare in a ______.
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Phenotype (fē′ nō-tīp) The expression of a gene in traits or ______.
Phenotype (fē′ nō-tīp) The expression of a gene in traits or ______.
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Chromosome (krō′ mə-sōm′) A highly wound, continuous molecule of DNA and the proteins associated with ______.
Chromosome (krō′ mə-sōm′) A highly wound, continuous molecule of DNA and the proteins associated with ______.
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__________ editing: Creating double-stranded breaks in the DNA double helix, enabling insertion or removal of a specific DNA sequence.
__________ editing: Creating double-stranded breaks in the DNA double helix, enabling insertion or removal of a specific DNA sequence.
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__________: The field that analyzes and compares genomes.
__________: The field that analyzes and compares genomes.
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__________ (jē n′ə- tīp): The allele combinations in an individual that cause traits or diseases.
__________ (jē n′ə- tīp): The allele combinations in an individual that cause traits or diseases.
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__________: Transmission of inherited traits from generation to generation.
__________: Transmission of inherited traits from generation to generation.
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__________ (fē′ nō-tīp): The expression of a gene in traits or symptoms.
__________ (fē′ nō-tīp): The expression of a gene in traits or symptoms.
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__________ An alternate (variant) form of a gene.
__________ An alternate (variant) form of a gene.
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