heredity Flashcards

1
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Observable traits

A

phenotype

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2
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name of the alleles

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genotype

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3
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traits that are passed on from parents to offspring

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heredity

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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 not dimple

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alleles

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6
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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 (different 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 offaspring

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punnett square

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16
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the process by which sperm and egg combine to from 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 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 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 alleles;ie..Tt,Gg,Ff)

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heterozygous

23
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father of genetics.he experimented with pea plants

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Gregor mendel

24
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the crossing of gene between two flower;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 one dominant and one recessive
hybrid (mutt)