Heredity Vocab

Question 1

Observable traits

Answer 1

Phenotype

Question 2

Name of the alleles

Answer 2

Genotype

Question 3

Traits that are passed on from parents to offspring

Answer 3

Heredity

Question 4

Segment of DNA that codes for a particular trait

Answer 4

Gene

Question 5

variety of the same gene in dimple or no dimple

Answer 5

Alleles

Question 6

babies

Answer 6

Offspring

Question 7

characteristics

Answer 7

Traits

Question 8

Requires male and female gametes to produce offspring

Answer 8

Sexual Reproduction

Question 9

Does not require male and female gametes to produce offspring

Answer 9

Asexual Reproduction

Question 10

cell Division that results in two identical daughter cells

Answer 10

Mitosis

Question 11

Cell Division that produces sex cells, each cell is unique ( different from each other)

Answer 11

Meiosis

Question 12

located in the nucleus of a cell; it is a genetic material

Answer 12

DNA

Question 13

A chance

Answer 13

Probabillity

Question 14

Sex cells ( egg or sperm)

Answer 14

Gametes

Question 15

Diagram showing how male and female alleles might combine to from an offspring

Answer 15

Punnett Square

Question 16

The process by which sperm and egg combine to form an offspring

Answer 16

Fertilization

Question 17

A fertilized egg ( 2 haploids joined together)

Answer 17

Zygote

Question 18

A gene that is express only when there are 2 copies of the same allele (ff)

Answer 18

Recessive

Question 19

2 copies of the same recessive alleles (small letter: gg, ff)

Answer 19

Homozygous Recessive

Question 20

a gene that is express either with 1 or 2 copies of the same allele

Answer 20

Dominant

Question 21

2 copies of the same dominant alleles (big letter: TT, GG, FF)

Answer 21

Homozygous Dominant

Question 22

a mixed gene with on dominant alleles and one recessive allele

Answer 22

Heterozygous

Question 23

Farther of genetics. He experimented with pea pods

Answer 23

Gregor Mendal

Question 24

the crossing of gene between two flowers; done by insects, human, winds

Answer 24

Cross Pollination

Question 25

the crossing of genes between two animals of the same species: humans are involved in the breeding to select desired traits

Answer 25

Cross Breeding

Question 26

A pure homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive

Answer 26

Purebred