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Heredity Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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observable traits

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phenotype

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2
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name of the alleles

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Genotype

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3
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traits that are passed of form parents to offspring

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heredity

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segment of DNA that codes for a particular traits

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Gene

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5
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variety of the same gene as in dimple or no dimple

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alleles

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babies

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offspring

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characteristics

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traits

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8
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requires male and female gametes to produce offspring

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sexual reproduction

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9
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does not require male and female gametes to produce offspring

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asexual reproduction

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10
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cell division that results into two identical daughter cells

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mitosis

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11
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cell division that produces sex cells, each cell is unique

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meiosis

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12
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located in the nucleus of a cell; it is a genetic material

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DNA

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13
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a chance

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probability

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13
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sex cells (eggs or sperm)

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Gametes

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14
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diagram showing how male and female alleles might combine in offspring

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punnett square

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15
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the process by which sperm and egg combine to form a offspring

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fertilization

16
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a fertilized egg ( 2 HAPLOID joined together)

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zygote

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a gene that is expressed either with 1 or 2 copies of the same alleles (ff)

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recessive

18
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2 copies of the same recessive alleles ( small small letter: gg, ff)

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homozygous recessive

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a gene that is expressed either with 1 or 2 copies of the alleles

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dominate

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

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homozygous

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a mixed gene with one dominate allele and one recessive alleles Tt, Gg, Ff

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heterozygous

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Gregor Mendel

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cross breading

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crosss pollination

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purebred

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