Inheritance and Genetics Flashcards
Allele
A verision of a gene.
Asexual reproduction
The reproductive process that involves one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent.
Chromosome
A single, highly organized and structured piece of DNA.
Gene
The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of dna.
Genetic Varitaion
The variety of gene combininations that exist within a populatin.
Inhereitid Trait
A characterisct that is passed from parent to offspring.
Offspring
Through asexual reproduction
Through sexual repdruction
Product of reprodcution ; a new organism produced by one or more parents.
Punnet Square
A tool used to analyze the possible allele combinations of the offspring between two individuals.
Sexual reproduction
The reproductive process involving two parents whose genetic material is combined to produce a new organism different from themselves.
Variation
The occurence of an organism, trait, or gene in more than one form.