Heredity Flashcards

0
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When the genotype of a person does not have the same alleles

A

heterozygous

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1
Q

Genotype of males?

A

XY

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2
Q

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

A

heredity

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3
Q

one set of instructions for an inherited trait

A

gene

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4
Q

plant Mendel studied

A

pea plant

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5
Q

this part has both male and female reproductive parts

A

self pollinating plant

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6
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this is used to organize all possible combinations of offspring from particular parents

A

punnett square

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7
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likely hood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the evidence

A

probability

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8
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and organisms appearance another detectible characteristics

A

phenotype

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9
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this is the type of pollination Mendel used in his second pea plant experiment

A

self pollination

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10
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this is where one trait is not completely dominant over another, traits do not blend together, each allele has its own degrees of influence

A

incomplete dominance

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11
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different forms of a gene

A

allele

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12
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both inherited alleles from organisms

A

genotype

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13
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chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and same structure

A

homologous chromosomes

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14
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number of sex chromosomes

A

23

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15
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stage of meiosis where chromosomes line up on the equator’s cell

A

metaphase

16
Q

genes are located in these

A

chromosomes

17
Q

when a trait seems to fade into a background

A

recessive

18
Q

amount of steps in meiosis

A

8

19
Q

ratio in Mendels experiment

A

3:1