Genetics And Heredity Flashcards
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Genetics
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The study of heredity
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Heredity
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Passing down of genetic material from generation to generation
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Chromosomes
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Structures inside the nuclear that carry genes
- humans have 46 chromosomes
- there are 23 inherited chromosomes from the parent
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Homozygous
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When both alleles are the same (capital letter or lower case) (AA, aa, TT, tt)
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Heterozygous
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When the alleles in a gene are different (Aa, Tt, etc.)
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Genotype
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The genetic makeup of an individual
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Phenotype
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The expression or what trait appears
