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genetics   study or traits, heredity, etc  
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gamete   reproductive cell+ reproductive cell= zygote  
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somatic cell   any cell other than sperm or egg cell  
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alleles   genes  
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homozygous   two alleles are identical  
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heterozygous   alleles are different  
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dominant   expressed with the presence of only one allele  
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recessive   only expressed when two recessive alleles are present  
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phenotype   the way the traits appear physically  
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genotype   specific genetic combinations that make a certain trait  
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monohybrid   cross between two people with one pair of different traits  
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dihybrid   two pairs of contrasting chatcters ie height and hair color  
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testcross   punnett square where one genotype is known and the other needs to be found out  
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autosomes   non-sex chromosomes  
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gene   piece of dna that hold a specific genetic code for a trait (in a chromosome)  
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karyotypes   photograph showing chromosomes of and organism  
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pedigrees   traces a certain trait throughout generations  
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crossing over   swap of genetic matter in meiosis, between homologous chromosomes  
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haploid   one set of unpaired chromosomes  
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diploid   cell with two sets of haploid chromosomes  
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homologous chromosomes (tetrad)   chromosomes with same structure and sequence and pair up during meiosis  
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dominance   only one allele needs to be present  
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recessive   2 alleles required  
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probabilities   likelihood that a specific event will occur  
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incomplete dominance   neither allele completely rules over the other  
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codominance   both alleles expressed  
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polygenic inheritance   trait controlled by multiple genes  
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multiple alleles   more than two alleles for a particular trait ie hair color  
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sex-linked traits   carried on a sex chromosome  
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transformation   dna "transfered" from one cell/organism to another; change in genotype caused when cell accepts foreign material  
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avery's experiment   demonstrated that dna is responisble for transformation  
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nucleotide   sugar+phosphate+nitrogen base  
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a t c g bases   adenine + thymine, cytosine + guanine  
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complementary base pairs   sequence of bases on strand x match and pair to those of strand y  
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dna replication   the division of dna in nucleous prior to mitosis or meiosis  
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dna polymerase   adds nucleotides to exposed nitrogen bases, forms 2 new double helix  
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rna   takes dna codes to be transcripted outside of the nucleous to proteins can be made  
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differences between dna and rna   sugar=ribose, single stranded, uracil replaces thymine  
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protein synthesis   turning code for protein into the actual protein  
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uracil   replaces thymine in rna, bonds with adenine  
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transcription   rna copies a section of dna  
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translation   linking or sequenced amino acids to make a protein  
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rna polymerase   enzyme, binds rna bases to matching dna bases  
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messenger rna   gets code from dna and out of nucleous  
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transfer rna   binds with amino acids and carries them to ribosomes  
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codon   dna 3 nucleotide sequence signals start or stop for amino acid, mrna  
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anticodon   3 bases complementary to the codon, trna  
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mutation   a change in a gene's dna  
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point mutation   one nucleotide is replace with another  
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substitution mutation   nucleotide is substituted with another  
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genetic engineering   manipulating genes for research and practical purposes  
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recombinant dna   from two or more different sources  
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restriction enzymes   bacterial enzymes, cut dna between specific nucleotides  
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plasmids   vector, carries gene to another cell  
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electrophoresis   to carry electricity; gel electropohoreisis separates dna fragments  
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probes   rna or dna strand/ radioactive or flourescently altered/ used in genetic engineering to bind with and identify a certain gene  
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human genome project   research project to identify all sequences and genes in human cells  
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dna fingerprinting   unique set of bands following ge, each persons  
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cloning   asexually produced, identical to parent, genetically the same  
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evolution   gradual development of life over time  
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darwin   founder of modern evolutionary theory  
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structual adaptations   changes in physical structure to increase chances of survival  
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natural selection   survival of the fittest  
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variation   differences among members of a poplulation; good are passed on, bad are not  
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fitness   those most adapted or able to adapt to a certain environment and survive  
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reproductive success   fertile offspring can be produced  
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galapagos islands   darwin researched evolutionary theory studying the tortioses and finches there  
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geographical isolation   physical barrier separates a population  
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reproductive isolation   formerly interbreeding organisms can no longer produce fertile offspring  
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gene pool   all the genes of a certain species or group  
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alleles   genes  
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genetic drift   amish, egyptian pharohs, extrememly limited gene pool  
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speciation   evolution of new species  
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genetic equilibrium   alleles don't change drastically from one generation to the next  
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stabilizing selection   selection of the average  
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directional selection   selection of one extreme  
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radioactive decay   breakdown of radioactive isotopes  
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half life   time it takes for radioactive substance to disintegrate  
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first life on earth   3.5 billion years ago, unicellular organisms  
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punctuated equilibrium   speciation occurs quickly with rapid bursts and long periods or genetic equilibrium in between  
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gradualism   species gradually build up new adaptations  
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hardy-weinburg principle   mutations, movement, non-random mating, genetic drift, natural selection  
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divergent evolution   species once similar become more distinct  
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convergent evolution   distantly related organisms evlove similar traits  
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coevolution   two species experience long term changes due to interactions with each other  
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homologous structures   similar between descendants  
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analogous structures   develop separately but perform similar functions  
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vestigial structures   body structure reduced in function now but once utilized by ancestors  
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taxonomy   kingdom, phylum, class, order, family genus, species  
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binomial nomeclature   Genus species  
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dichotomous key   set of paired statements that are used to identify organisms  
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phylogeny   evolutionary history of organisms  
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phylogenic tree   evolutionary relationships are displayed in a branching diagram  
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carolus linnaeus   created binomial nomeclature  
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cladogram   branching diagram forms y's based on shared characteristics  
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imprinting   behaviors imprinted in the mind  
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innate behavior   instinct; born with it  
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learned behavior   need to be taught  
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classical conditioning   using a stimulus to perform a behavior  
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operant conditioning   trial and error learning  
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