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Biology Chapter 10
final review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gamete | male and female sex cells; sperm and eggs |
| zygote | diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg |
| allele | alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait |
| phenotype | outward appearance of an organism, regardless of its genes |
| genotype | combination of genes in an organism |
| homozygous | when there are two identical alleles for a trait |
| heterozygous | when there are two different alleles for a trait |
| punnett square | diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment |
| law of independent assortment | Mendelian principle stating that genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other |
| diploid | cell with two of each kind of chromosome; is said to contain a diploid, or 2n, number of chromosomes |
| haploid | cell with one of each kind of chromosome; is said to contain a haploid, or n, number of chromosomes |
| 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 |
| nonsister chromatid | either of the two chromatids of any of the paired homologous chromosomes |
| crossing over | exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids form homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis; results in new allele combinations. |
| nondisjuntion | failure of homologous chromosomes to separate properly during meiosis; results in gametes with too many or too few chromosomes |
| genetic recombination | major source of genetic variation among organisms caused by reassortment or crossing over during meiosis |
| homologous chromosome | paired chromosomes with genes for the same traits arranged in the same order |