Unit 2 Flashcards
heredity (p. 138)
the passing of traits from parents to offspring
genetics (p. 138)
variation of inherited characteristics
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (p. 138)
carries genetic information in cells
gene (p. 138)
DNA molecule that codes for a particular trait; found on a chromosome
locus (p. 138
the location of a gene on a chromosome
polyploid (p. 139)
having more than two sets of chromosomes
asexual reproduction (p. 139)
the production of offspring from a single parent; the genetic makeup of the offspring is identical to that of the parent
sexual reproduction (p. 140)
the production of offspring from the fusion of two sex cells (usually from two different parents); the genetic makeup of the offspring is different from that of either parent
fragmentation (p. 143)
a method of asexual reproduction in which body fragment of the parent organism develops into a mature individual
mitosis (p. 143)
eukaryotic cell divides the genetic material in its nucleus into two new identical nuclei
interphase (p. 143)
when the genetic material (in the form of chromatin) is duplicated
chromatin (p. 143)
the tangled strands of DNA and protein within a eukaryotic nucleus
sister chromatid (p. 143)
the identical copy of a single chromosome that remains attached to the original chromosome at the centromere
cytokinesis (p. 145)
eukaryotic cell divides its cytoplasm into two new daughter cells
cloning (p. 146)
the process of producing one individual that is genetically identical to another, using a single cell or tissue
biotechnology (p. 146)
the use and modification of organisms for applications in engineering, industry, and medicine
genetically modified organism (p. 148)
an organism in which the genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques
gamete (p. 152)
a sex cell
fertilization (p. 152)
the formation of a zygote by the joining together to two gametes
zygote (p. 152)
a cell produced by the fusion of two gametes
ova (p. 152)
female sex cells (egg cells)
meiosis (p. 153)
a two-stage cell divisionin which the resulting daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell; results in the formation of gametes or spores
homologous chromosomes (p. 153)
matching pairs of chromosomes, similar in size and carrying information for the same genes.
tetrad (p. 154)
a pair of homologous chromosomes, each with two sister chromatids