heredity Flashcards
The passing of genetic traits
Heredity
The trait observed in the first generation
Dominant trait
A trait that is apparent only when 2 recessive alleles for the same characteristics are the same.
Recessive trait
One set of instructions for an inherited trait.
Genes
An alternative form of genes that covers hair.
Alleles
An orgasms apperance
Phenotype
The entire genetic makeup
Genotype
The likelihood of something happening
Probibility
Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes.
Homologous Chromosomes
A process in cell division when the chromosomes split
Mieososis
1 pair of chromosomes that determine the gender of a person.
Sex chromosomes
A diagram that shows occurrence of a genetic trait.
pedigree
A molecule that is present in all living things
DNA
A change in nucleotide-base
Mutations
A molecule that is present in all living cells
RNA
