Chapter 5 Genetics Flashcards
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Heredity
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The passing of characteristics from parents to offspring.
2
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Trait
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A characteristic an organism can pass on to its offspring
through its genes.
3
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Genetics-
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The scientific study of Heredity
4
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Gene
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The set of information that control a trait
5
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Alleles
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The different forms of a gene
6
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hybrid
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an organism with two different alleles for a trait
7
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symbols
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Dominant: alleles are represented by both letters capital
recessive: alleles are represented by both letter lowercase
hybrid: alleles are represented by a lowercase and uppercase letter
8
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probability
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a number that describes how likely an event is to occur
9
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punnett squares
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charts that show all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
10
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phenotype
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an organism’s appearance or visible traits
