Biology Review-Genetics Flashcards
1
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Mendel
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The father of genetics
2
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Gene
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A segment of DNA on a chromosome
3
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Alleles
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Different kinds or forms of a gene
4
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Dominant allele
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An allele that masks another allele
5
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Recessive allele
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An allele that is masked by another allele
6
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Monohybrid cross
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Cross between two individuals involving one trait
7
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Dihybrid cross
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Cross between two individuals involving two traits
8
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Genotype
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The genetic makeup of an organism
9
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Phenotype
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The outward appearance of an organism
10
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Homozygous
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Both pairs of alleles are the same
11
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Homozygous dominant
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TT
12
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Homozygous recessive
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tt
13
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Heterozygous
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Both pairs of alleles are different (Tt)
14
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Mitosis
- what kind of cells
- how many times the parent cell divides
- genetically identical or different
- number of chromosomes is same or half
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Body, once, identical, same
15
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Meiosis
- what kind of cells
- how many times the parent cell divides
- genetically identical or different
- number of chromosomes is same or half
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Sex, twice, different, half as many
