Chapter 7

Question 1

Fertilization

Answer 1

When the sperm meets the egg, fertilization occurs and a new life begins

Question 2

Sperm

Answer 2

Male sex cell

Question 3

Heredity

Answer 3

The study of how traits are passed one generation to another

Question 4

Trait

Answer 4

Specific characteristics that make us are known as traits

Question 5

Dominant

Answer 5

The dominant trait overshadows the recessive trait therefore if you have one or more dominant allele you will show the dominant trait if you have no dominant alleles you will show the recessive trait

Question 6

Genotype

Answer 6

Genotypes are used to show a trait. in a genotype there is two alleles

Question 7

Homozygous

Answer 7

Homozygous is when two alleles are the same either dominant or recessive if both of them are dominant then it is homozygous dominant if they are both recessive then it is homozygous recessive

Question 8

Punnett square

Answer 8

Punnett squares are used to help determine the probability of the possible outcomes for a trait that would result from two parents

Question 9

Meiosis

Answer 9

Doubles chromosomes in sex cell

Question 10

Egg

Answer 10

Female sex cell

Question 11

Genetics

Answer 11

Study of genes

Question 12

Gene

Answer 12

codes for different traits

Question 13

Allele

Answer 13

A letter either recessive or dominant to represent a trait

Question 14

Recessive

Answer 14

A allele that is overshadowed by the dominant

Question 15

Phenotype

Answer 15

Your trait name

Ex. freckles

Question 16

Heterozygous

Answer 16

When a genotype has one dominant and one recessive trait

Question 17

Gregor Mendel

Answer 17

The one who created dominant and recessive traits by trying to fertilize peapods to get a medium size