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Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards

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Male and female gametes join to firm a zygote with a mix a inherited genes

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Fertilization

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The study of heredity

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Genetics

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Plants that can self pollinate and produce identical offspring

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True breeding

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A specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another

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Trait

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Offspring of a cross between parents of different traits

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Hybrid

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Chemical factors that determine traits

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Gene

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Different forms of a gene

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Allele

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Used to predict and compare the genetic variations that will result from a cross

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Punnett square

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Organisms with two IDENTICAL alleles for the same trait

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Homozygous

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Organisms with two DIFFERENT alleles for the same trait

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Heterozygous

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Physical characteristics

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Phenotype

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Genetic makeup

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Genotype

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Some alleles are dominant and some are recessive

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Principle of dominance

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Genes for different traits can segregate independently during your formation of gametes

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Principle of independent assortment

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Am offspring receives only one allele for each gene from each parent

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Principle of segregation

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When one allele is not completely dominant over the other; resulting in a blended phenotype

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Incomplete dominance

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Both alleles contribute to the phenotype

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Codominance

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Three or more alleles for the same gene

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Multiple alleles

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Trait controlled by two or more genes

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Polygenic trait

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Identical chromosome set with the same genes- one from mom one from dad

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Homologous chromosome

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A cell with two homologous copies of each chromosome

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Diploid

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A cell with only a single set if chromosomes

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Haploid

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Process of reduction division in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell

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Meiosis

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The first division of meiosis, where homologous chromosomes pair together to form a tetras, then seperate in to two daughter cells

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Meiosis I

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Structure containing 4 chroma matins that form during meiosis

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Tetrad

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Process where homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids furring meiosis 1

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Crossing over

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The second division of meiosis where sister chromatids seperate into toe daughter cells

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Meiosis II

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Genes that are in the same chromosome are often inherited together unless crossing over occurs

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Gene linkage

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Cell nucleus

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Kary

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Move, divide

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Kine

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White, colorless

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Leuc

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Mineral, rock

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Litho

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Word, study, speech

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Log(os)

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Moon

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Luna

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Large, great

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Macro

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Jaw

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Maxilla

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Great

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Mega

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Measure

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Meter

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Fish

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Ichthy

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Below, less

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Hypo

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Above, over

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Hyper

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Water

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Hydr

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Like, similar

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Homo

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Other, different

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Herero

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Half

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Hemi

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Sun

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Helio

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