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| Biology word | Definition | origin | Alternate words |
|---|---|---|---|
| allele | alternative forms of a gene for each variationof a trait of an organism | Gr | allel, allelic, allelism, allelomorph |
| dominant | observed trait of an organism that masks the recessive form of a trait | Lt | dominancy, dominance, dominantly, dominancies |
| recessive | trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait | Lt | recessively, recessiveness, recessive character, recessional |
| genotype | combination of genes in an organism | Gk | genotypic, genotypical, genotypically, genomic |
| phenotype | outward appearance of an organism, regardless of its genes | Gk | phenotypic, phenotypical, phenotypically, phenothiazine |
| heterozygous | when there are two different alleles for a trait | Gk | heterozygote, heterozygosity, heterozygosis, heterotypical |
| homozygous | when there are two identical alleles for a trait | Gk | 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 | 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 | Gr | 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 | 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 | haploidic, haploidy, haploidically, haploidical |
| gamete | male and female sex cells; sperm and eggs | Gk | gametangium, gametic, gametically, gametal |
| homologous chromosome | paired chromosomes with genes for the same traits arranged in the same order | Gk | homologous, homolographic, homologue, homologize |
| fertilization | fusion of male and female gametes | Lt | fertilizable, fertilizational, fertilize, fertilizability |
| zygote | diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes eggs | Gk | zygospore, zygotic, zygosis, zygophyte |
| genetics | branch of biology that studies heredity | Gk | genetical, genetically, genetic, genetic carrier |