herdity Flashcards
heredity
the passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring
dominant trait
the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred
recessive trait
a trait that reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred
Genes
one set of instructions for an inherited trait
Alleles
one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic such as hair color
Phenotype
an organism’s appearance or other detectable charachitics
genotype
the enter genetic makeup of an organism as the comedian of genes for one or more specific traits
Probability
the likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event
Meiosis
a process in cell division during which the number of chrormoes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nuclease which results in the production of sex cell
Sex chromosomes
one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual
Pedigree
a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live
Nucleotide
in a nucleic acid chain a subunit that consists of a sugar-phosphate and a nitrogenous base
Mutations
a change in the nucleotide base sequence of gene or DNA molecule
RNA
ribonucleic acid a molecule that is present in all living cells and that plays a role progeny product
