Chapter 5 vocab Flashcards
Heredity
The passing of genetic traits from one parent to another
Dominant trait
The trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred
Recessive trait
A trait that reappears In the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred
Gene
One set of instructions for an inherited trait
Allele
One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color
Phenotype
An organism’s appearance or other detectable characteristic
Genotype
The entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits
Homologous chromosomes
Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure
Meiosis
A process in cell division during witch the number of chromosomes decreases to have the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of sex cells
Sex chromosomes
One of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual
Pedigree
A diagrame that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family
Problibility
The likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event
