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Biology

WCHS Biology Chapter 10

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Heredity The passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring
Gametes Male and female sex cells
Fertizilization When the male gamete unites with the female gamete
Zygote When the fertilized cell develps into a seed
Pollination The transfer of pollen grains from a male reproductive organ to a female reproductive organ in a plant
Hybrid The offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait
Alleles Different gene forms
Dominant Observed triat of an organism that masks the recessive form of a trait
Recessive Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait
Law of segregation Every individual has two alleles of each gene and when gametes are produced, each gamete receives one of these alleles
Phenotype The way an organism looks and behaves
Genotype The allele combination an organism contains
Homozygous An organism is this if its two alleles for the trait are the same
Heterzygous An organism is this for a trait if its two alleles for the trait differ from each other
Law of independent assortment States that genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other
Diploid A cell with two of each kind of chromosome
Haploid A cell containing one of each kind of chromosome
Homologous chromosomes Two chromosomes of each pair in a diploid cell
Meiosis A kind of cell division which produces gametes containing half the number of chromosomes as a parent's body cell
Sperm Male gametes
Egg Female gametes
Sexual reproduction A pattern of reproduction involving the production and subsequent fusion of haploid sex cells
Crossing over Exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids from homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 of meisos; results in new allele combinations
Genetic recombination A reassortment of chromosomes and the genetic information they carry, either by crossing over or by independent segregation of homologous chromosomes
Nondisjunction The failure of homologous chromosomes to separate properly during meiosis
Traits Characteristics that are inherited
Genetics The branch of biology that studies heredity
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