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Unit 3 Week 10/11

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Vocab WordDefinitionOrginPrefix/meaningroot/meaningSuffix/meaningAlternate Words
Allele any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus German: short for Allelomorph N/A allelois/each other; morphe/form N/A ally, allies, morphine, morph
dominant commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others in this case the rescessive. Latin N/A dominari/ to rule -ant/ performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition) dominate, dominance, poullutant, abundant
recessive producing little or no phenotypic effect when occurring in heterozygous condition with a contrasting allele Latin re-/back cedere/ to go -ive/ that performs or tends toward an (indicated) action replay, reconnect, revive, informative
genotype all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group Greek genos/ birth, race, kind typos/ dent, impression, mark, figure, original form N/A genetics, sterotype, type, typewriter
phenotype the observable properties of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment Greek N/A phainein/ to show; typos/ type N/A pannel, type, typewriter, sterotype
heterozygous having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci Greek heteros/ the other (of two), another, different zygon/ yoke -ous/ full of : abounding in : having : possessing the qualities of zygote, ambitioius, curious, hetero sexual
homozygous having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci Greek homos/ one and the same zygon/ yoke -ous/ full of : abounding in : having : possessing the qualities of adventurous, zygote, homo sexual, contagious
Meiosis the cellular process that results in the number of chromosomes in gamete-producing cells being reduced to one half and that involves a reduction division in which one of each pair of homologous chromosomes passes to each daughter cell and a mitotic divisi Greek N/A meion/ less -sis/ process,action paralysis, analysis, mitosis,metamorphosis
crossing over an interchange of genes or segments between homologous chromosomes Anglo-Fr.; German N/A an cros/ in a crossed position; ufar/ over, above N/A anchor, super
diploid having two haploid sets of homologous chromosomes Greek; 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 diversity, divide, triploid, dichromatic
haploid having the gametic number of chromosomes typically including one of each pair of homologous chromosomes Greek N/A haploeidēs/ single N/A hapolidy, diploid, triploid, monoploid
gamete a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex Greek N/A gametēs/ husband N/A bigamy,polygamy,digamist,
homologous chromosome Paired chromosomes with genes for the smae traits arranged in the same order. Greek khroma/ color homologos/ agreeing soma/ body geneome, homo sapien, homosexual, somatic
fertilization the process of union of two gametes whereby the somatic chromosome number is restored and the development of a new individual is initiated Latin N/A fertilis/ bearing in abundance, fruitful, productive -ation/ action or process fertile,infer,fertilizer,
zygote a cell formed by the union of two gametes Greek N/A zygon/ yoke N/A syzygy, jugular
genetics the genetic makeup and phenomena of an organism, type, group, or condition Greek N/A genesis/ origin N/A parthenogenesis,biogenesis ,genetic,
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