Inheritance Flashcards
1
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Inherited Meaning
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A trait or characteristic that is passed on from the parents of the organism.
2
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Genetic Trait Meaning
A
3
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Simple Inheritance
A
4
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Chromosome
A
Contains the DNA and the genetic traits
5
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DNA
A
Deoxyribonucleic acid, contains the genetic material of the organism, each cell in the body has DNA
6
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Mendel
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7
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Ovum(egg)
A
8
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Sperm
A
9
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Fertilisation
A
10
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X Chromosome
A
The chromosome that come from females
11
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Y Chromosome
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The chromosome that comes from males
12
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Variation
A
Differences within a species
13
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Gene
A
A part of DNA
14
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Allele
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A variation of a gene
15
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Homozygous
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When both alleles are the same
16
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Heterozygous
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When an organism has two different alleles
17
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Dominant
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18
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Recessive
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19
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Genotype
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20
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Phenotype
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21
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Punnet Square
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