Chapter 5 vocab Flashcards
The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring
Heredity
The trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred
Dominant trait
A trait that reapers in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation with parents with different traits are bred
Recessive trait
One set of instructions for an inherited trait
Gene
One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color.
Allele
An organisms appearance or other delectible characteristic
Phenotype
The entire genetic make up of an organism also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits.
Genotype
The likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance or the event
Probability
Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure
Homologous chromosome
A prosess is cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the neclues, which results in the production of sex cells
Meiosis
One of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual.
Sex chromosome
A diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family.
Pedigree
