Reproduction Flashcards
1
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Sexual reproduction
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Is the joining of sex cells where the offspring get there genes from both parents
2
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Asexual reproduction
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Offspring reduced in this way get all their genes from the one parent
3
Q
Phenotype
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Physical appearance of an organism
4
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Genotype
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The set of genes (alleles) that an organism possesses
5
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Allele
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Different forms of the same genes
6
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Homozygous
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When two alleles (gene types) are identical
7
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Heterozygous
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When two alleles are different
8
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Dominants
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Alleles which control the characteristics whenever it is present
9
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Recessive
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Allele whose characteristics only show up when it is present on both chromosomes
