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1. | separation of alleles during gamete formation |
2. | breeding technique that involves crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms |
3. | method of breeding that allows only those organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation |
4. | process in which homologous chromosomes exchange position of their chromatids during meiosis |
6. | scientific study of heredity |
12. | fertilized egg |
14. | small circular piece of DNA located in the cytoplasm of many bacteria |
16. | having two identical alleles for a particular gene |
17. | diagram that can be used to predict genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross |
18. | term used to refer to chromosomes in which one set comes from the male parent and one set comes from the female parent |
19. | process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder. An absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal working gene |
20. | one of a number of different forms of a gene |
23. | term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single cell of genes |
24. | offspring of crosses between parents with different traits |
25. | process in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diplo cell |