chapter 3 heredity Flashcards

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The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

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Heredity

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The trait observed in the first generation.

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Dominant Trait

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A trait that reappears in the first second generation.

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Recessive Trait

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One set of instructions for an inherited trait.

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Genes

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One of the alternative forms of a gene.

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Allele

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An organism’s appearence or other detectable characteristic.

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Phenotype

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The entire genetic makeup of an organism.

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Genotype

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Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure.

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Homologous Chromosomes

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A process in a cell division during which the number of chromosomes decrease to half the original number.

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Meiosis

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One of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an indivdual.

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Sex chromosmes

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A diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in seval generations of a family.

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Pedigree

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