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Chapter 12
chpt 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carrier | an individual heterozygous for a specific trait |
| Fetus | a developing mammal from nine weeks to birth |
| Pedigree | graphic representation of genetic inheritance used by genetistics to map genetic traits |
| Autosome | pairs matching homologous chromosomes in somatic cells |
| Codominant Allele | pattern where phenotypes of both homozygote parents are produced in heterozygous off-spring so that both alleles are equally expressed |
| Incomplete Dominance | inheritance pattern where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between those of the 2 homozygotes |
| Multiple Allele | presence of more that 2 alleles for a genetic trait |
| Polygenic inheritance | inheritance pattern of a trait controlled by two or more genes |
| Sex chromosome | in humans, the 23rd pair of chromosomes |
| sex-linked trait | traits controlled by genes located on sex chromosomes |
| Karyotype | chart of metaphase chromosome pairs arranged according to length and location of the centromere |