heredity Flashcards
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heredity
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The passing on of physical or mental characteristics
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Dominant trait
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a trait that will appear in the offspring
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recessive trait
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can be carried in a persons genes
4
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genes
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a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent
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alleles
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one of two of more alternative forms
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phenotype
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a set of observable characteristics
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genotype
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the genetic constitution of an individual organism
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probability
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an extent in which something is probable
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homologous chromosomes
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the cell has two sets of each chromosomes
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meiosis
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a type of cell division
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sex chromosomes
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a chromosomes involved with determining the sex of the organism
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pedigree
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a record of decent of an animal
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DNA
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a self-replicating material
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nucleotide
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a compound consisting of a nucleoside
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RNA
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a nucleic present in all living cells
