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Bio Vocab Unit3 Wk 10/11
| Bio Vocab. | Def. | Origion | Pre./Meaning | Root/Meaning | Suf./Meaning | Alt. Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| allele | alternative forms of a gene for each variationof a trait of an organism | Gr: short for Allelomorph | N/A | allelois/ each other; morphe/ form | N/A | allel, allelic, allelism, allelomorph |
| dominant | observed trait of an organism that masks the recessive form of a trait | Lt | N/A | dominari/ to rule | -ant/ performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition) | dominancy, dominance, dominantly, dominancies |
| recessive | trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait | Lt | re-/ back | cedere/ to go | -ive/ that performs or trends toward an (indicated) action | recessively, recessiveness, recessive character, recessional |
| genotype | combination of genes in an organism | Gk | genos/ birth, race, kind | typos/ dent, impression, mark, figure, origional form | N/A | genotypic, genotypical, genotypically, genomic |
| phenotype | outward appearance of an organism, regardless of its genes | Gk | N/A | phainein/ to show; typos/ type | N/A | phenotypic, phenotypical, phenotypically, phenothiazine |
| heterozygous | when there are two different alleles for a trait | Gk | heteros/ the other (of two), another, different | zygon/ yoke | -ous/ full of : abounding in : having : possessing the qualities of | heterozygote, heterozygosity, heterozygosis, heterotypical |
| homozygous | when there are two identical alleles for a trait | Gk | homos/ one and the same | zygon/ yoke | -ous/ full of : abounding in : having : possessing the qualities of | homozygote, homozygosis, homotypy, homotypic |
| meiosis | type of cell division where one body cell produces four gametes, each containing half the number of chromosomes as a parent's body cell | Gk | N/A | meion/ less | sis/ process, action | meiotic, meiotically, meiosically, meiosic |
| crossing over | exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids from homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis; results in new allele combinations | Anglo-Fr.; Gr | N/A | an cros/ in a crossed position; ufar/ over, above | N/A | crossing, crossing guard, crossjack, crossingly |
| diploid | cell with two of each kind of chromosome; is said to contain a diploid, or 2n, number of chromosomes | Gk; International Science Vocabulary | di-/ twice : twofold : double | N/A | -ploid/ having or being a chromosome number that bears (such) a relationship to or is (so many) times the basic chromosome number of a given group | diploic, diplodocus, diploƫ, diplococcus |
| haploid | cell with one of each kind of chromosome; is said to contain a haploid or n, number of chromosomes | Gk | N/A | haploeides/ single | N/A | haploidic, haploidy, haploidically, haploidical |
| gamete | male and female sex cells; sperm and eggs | Gk | N/A | gametes/ husband | N/A | gametangium, gametic, gametically, gametal |
| homologous chromosome | paired chromosomes with genes for the same traits arranged in the same order | Gk | khroma/ color | homologos/ agreeing | soma/ body | homologous, homolographic, homologue, homologize |
| fertilization | fusion of male and female gametes | Lt | N/A | fertilis/ bearing in abundance, fruitful, productive | -ation/ action or process | fertilizable, fertilizational, fertilize, fertilizability |
| zygote | diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes eggs | Gk | N/A | zygon/ yoke | N/A | zygospore, zygotic, zygosis, zygophyte |
| genetics | branch of biology that studies heredity | Gk | N/A | genesis/ orgion | N/A | genetical, genetically, genetic, genetic carrier |