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Science- Genetics Flashcards

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Who was Gregor Mendel?

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The Father of Modern Genetics

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Genetics

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scientific study of hereditary

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Hereditary

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is the passing of characteristics from one generation to the next (parents to offspring)

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Traits

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specific characteristics

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What did Mendel use for his experiments

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pea plants

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what are punnet squares?

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are a tool used by geneticists to predict the possible combinations of genes that could be inherited from a particular mating.

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Genotype ratio

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The ratio expressed representing different genes

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Phenotype Ratios

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The ratio expressed representing different phenotypes (physical traits)

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Behavioral traits

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characteristics that consistantly descibe an organisms behavior

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biochemical traits

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characterisics that affect how an organism interacts with its environment

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genes

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sequences of DNA stored of chromosomes

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12
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Chrmosonmes

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holds genetic information for the cell

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allels

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alternate forms of genes

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Genotype

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genetic properties

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Phentype

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physical properties

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Dominanat Allele

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XX, Xx

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Recessive Allele

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xx

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Heterozygous

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having two different alleles, hybrid: Xx

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Homozygous

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having the same alleles, same: Dominant: XX Recessive: xx

20
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What shape is a female on a pedigree

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circle

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What shape is a male on a pedigree

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square

22
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What does a blacked out shape mean on a pedigree

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They have that trait

23
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What does a line connecting two people mean on a pedigree

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marriage

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what does a half shaded shape mean on a pedigree

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they are a carrier

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physical traits

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traits you can see by observing something

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