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Heredity vocabulary Flashcards

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Observable traits

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Phenotype

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name of the alleles

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Genotype

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traits that are passed on from parents to offspring

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Heredity

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segment of DNA that codes for particular trait

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Gene

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variety of the same gene as in dimple or not dimple

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Alleles

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babies

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Offspring

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characteristic

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traits

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Reproduction Requires male and female gametes to produce offspring

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sexual

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Reproduction Dose not require male and female gametes to produce offspring

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Asexual

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cell division that results in two identical daughter cells

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Mitosis

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cell division that produces sex cells each cell is unique ( different from one another )

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Meiosis

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located in the nucleus of a cell it is genetic material

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DNA

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a chance

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Probability

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sex cells ( egg or sperm )

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Gametes

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diagram showing how male and female alleles might combine in offspring

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Punnet Square

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

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Fertilization

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a fertilized egg ( 2 haploids joined together )

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Zygote

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