Term | Definition |
Trait in heredity | A genetically determined characteristic. |
Purebred | an animal bred from parents of the same breed or variety. |
Hybrid | half |
Offspring | the product of the reproductive process of an animal. A child |
Gene | in the cells |
Alleles | one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome. |
Dominant | More in charge |
Recessive | a recessive trait or gene. |
Phenotype | the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. |
Genotype | allele combinations |
Homozygous | If you're homozygous, you've got a pair of matching alleles, |
Heterozygous | Both alleles for a trait are the same in an individual. |
Codominance | is a relationship between two versions of a gene. |
Meiosis | another term for litoris. |
Haploid cell | A cell that is the result of meiosis and has half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. |
Diploid cells | A cell that is the result of mitosis and has the same number of chromosomes as the original cell. |
Mutations | the action or process of mutating. |
Insertion | a thing that is inserted, |
Deletion | the action or process of deleting something. |
Substitution | the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing. |
Sex-linked gene | A gene located on a sex chromosome, |
Carrier | a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something. |
Sex chromosome | a chromosome involved with determining the sex of an organism, typically one of two kinds. |
Genetic disorder | A disease or condition caused by an absent or defective gene |
Pedigree | the record of descent of an animal |
Selective breeding | |
Inbreeding | breed from closely related people or animals |
Hybridization | Hybridization is the process of combining two complementary single-stranded DNA |
Clone | propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone. |
Genetic Engineering | the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material. |
Gene therapy | the transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders. |
Heredity | the passing on of physical traits |