Heredity Flashcards

1
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Observable traits

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Pheonotype

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2
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Name of alleles

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Genotype

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3
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Segment of DNA that codes for a particular trait

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Gene

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4
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Segment of DNA that codes for a particular trait

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Gene

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5
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Variety of the same gene as in dimple or no dimple

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Alleles

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6
Q

Babies

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Offspring

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7
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Characteristics

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Traits

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8
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Requires male and female gametes to produce offspring

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Sexual Reproduction

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9
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Does not require male and female gametes to produce offspring

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Asexual Reproduction

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10
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Cell division that results in two identical daughter cells

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Mitosis

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11
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Cell division that produces sex cells, each cell is unique (differrent from one another)

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Meiosis

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12
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Located in the nucleus of a cell;it is a genetic material

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DNA

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13
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A chance

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Probability

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14
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Sex cells(egg or sperm)

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Gametes

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15
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Diagram showing how male and female alleles might combine in offspring

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Punnett Square

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16
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The process by which sperm and egg combine to form an offspring

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Fertilization

17
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A fertilized egg(2 haploids joined together)

18
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A gene that is expressed only when there are 2 copies of the same alleles(ff)

19
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2 copies of the same recessive alleles(small small letter:gg,ff)

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Homozygous Recessive

20
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A gene that is expressed either with 1 or 2 copies of the alleles

21
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2 copies of the same dominant alleles (big letter: ie..TT,GG,FF

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Homozygous Dominant

22
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A mixed gene with one dominant allele and one recessive allele; ie..Tt,Gg,Ff)

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Heterozygous

23
Q

Father of genetics.He experimeted with pea plants

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Gregor Mendel

24
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The crossing of gene between two flowers; done by insects,human,winds

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Cross Pollination

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The crossing of genes between two animals of the same species; human involve in the breeding to select desired traits
Cross Breeding
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A pure homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive
Purebred
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A mixture of two gene on e dominant and one recessive
Hybrid(mutt)