genetic Flashcards
Ancestor
I descended from my parents, my parents from their parents, and so on an ancestor is formed
Descendant
related to a person who lived in a previous time, such as being a descendant of your grandparents or parents
Asexual reproduction
asexual reproduction is inheriting the set equal to a parent
Chromosome
the chromosome produces the genetic cells to a new being
Allele
Allele I think is like double genetics
Diverse Offspring
Diverse Offspring is a combination of mother and father genes
Uniform Offspring
descending everything from a father, is to have the genetics of your father or mother
DNA
DNA determines genetics about someone, examples DNA tests determine if you are someone’s family…
Gene
the genes produce the molecules
Heredity
It is the passage from one ancestor to another generation, examples when your parents buy a car and leave it to you as an heredity
genetics
genetics is inheriting something like your parents or grandparents example, of the father has blue eyes you may get the blue eyes of your father
traits
Heir some characteristic of your parents or family
Heterozygous
being heterozygous for hair color could mean you have one allele for red hair and one allele for brown hair
Homozygous
is the presence of the identical alleles, without any change
Dominant Trait
is expressed in a person who has only one copy of that gene