Test 6 Flashcards
Pedi
Beginning, child
Para
Beside, near
Pes, pedis, pod
Foot
Photo, phos, phot
Light
Post
After, behind
Semi
Half
Skleros
Hard
Soma
Body
Sub, sup
Below, under, smaller than
Super
Above, upper
Supra
Above, upon
Heredity
Parents passing traits to their children
Genetics
Type of biology that studies hereditary
Cross-pollination
Transfer of pollen from one plant to another plant
Purebred
Something that has been bred from a group of organisms all with the same traits
Trait
Characteristic that a living thing can pass on to its children
Gene
DNA that codes for a protein
Recessive
a gene that is only shown when it becomes homozygous
Segregation
the separation of alleles during gamete formation
Punnett square
Chart showing the possible combinations of genes
Gamete
reproductive cell involved in sexual reproduction
Phenotype
Physical characteristics of an of an organism
Genotype
Genetic makeup of an organism
Probability
Likeliness that a certain event will happen
Diploid
cell that contains a double set of chromosomes
haploid
Cell that contains a single set of chromosomes
Independent assortment
Heredity genes that are segregated independently
Autosome
asexual chromosome
Chromosomal mutation
Change in the number or structure of chromosomes in a cell
Codominance
Condition in which both alleles of a gene are expressed
Frameshift mutation
addition or deletion that changes every codon from the point on
Gene mutation
Change involving the nucleotides of DNA
Inducer
Chemical substance that causes the production of enzymes
Intron
DNA that doesn’t code for protein
Linkage group
Genes that are inherited in a group
Linked genes
Genes that are inherited together and do not undergo independent assortment
Mutation
Change in the emetic material of a cell
Nondisjunction
Things that can happen to chromosomes causing mutations
Polygenic trait
Trait that is controlled by a number of genes
Point mutation
Gene mutation that affects a single nucleotide
Recombinant
Individual organism with new combinations of genes
Repressor
Special protein that binds to the operator and turns off the operon
Sex chromosome
Chromosome that is different in males and females