Heredity Flashcards

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heredity

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The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

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Dominant trait

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The trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred

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Recessive trait

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A trait apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited

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Genes

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A set of instructions for inherited traits

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Alleles

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One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as their color

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Phenotype

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An organisms appearance or other detectable characteristic

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Genotype

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The entire genetic makeup of an organism, also the combination of genes for one or more specific trait

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Probability

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The likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event

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Meiosis

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a process in cell division during which the the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus which results in the production of sex cells

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Sex chromosomes

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one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual

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Pedigree

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A diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family

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DNA

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A molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the trait that a living thing inherits and needs to live

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Nucleotide

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In a nucleic acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base.

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Mutations

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A change in the nucleotide base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule

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RNA

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A molecule that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in protein production

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