Lesson 10-Genetics Flashcards
1
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Heredity
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The passing of traits from one generation to another
2
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DNA
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Deoxyribose Nuclei Acid
3
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Chromosomes
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Sections of DNA that contain our gene
4
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Gene
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Tell us what our traits are
5
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What are the two different types of genes?
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Dominant and recessive
6
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Genotype
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Letter (allele) combination used for a specific trait
7
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Phenotype
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Is the trait that is being expressed
8
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Examples of genotype and phenotype
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Genotype-TT, Condition-homozygous dominant, Phenotype- tall
Genotype-Tt, Condition-heterozygous, Pheontype-tall
Genotype-tt, Condition-homozygous recessive, Phenotype-small
9
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Who is Mendel?
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- father of genetics
- studied pea plants
- figured out/created discovered dominant and recessive genes