Glossary Flashcards
1
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Alleles
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Different form of a gene (Different characteristics
2
Q
Loci
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Position
3
Q
Karyotypes
A
chromosomes arranged in order of homologous pairs
4
Q
Homologous pairs
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Chromosomes which match up because they are same size and carry same genes in same location
5
Q
Gametes
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A female (egg) or males (sperm) sex cell is able to fuse with another of opposite sex
6
Q
Fertilisation
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Where a females egg is fertilised through the fusion of male and female gametes
7
Q
Interphase
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Replication, Growth and DNA
8
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Non- disjunction
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Chromosomes that don’t divide properly