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PunnetNFHS2014
NFHS2014
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allele | any form of gene |
| trait | characteristic that is inherited |
| gene | specific region of DNA |
| chromosome | DNA that consists of genes and information |
| DNA | stores genetic information in all organisms |
| heterozygous | different genotypes |
| recessive | gene that is masked or hidden |
| dihybrid | hybrid that is heterozygous for alleles of two different genes |
| cross | when each parents genes come together |
| dominant | allele of a gene that is expressed |
| genotype | set of alleles that an organism possesses |
| homozygous | when the alleles are the same |
| monohybrid | hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to a specified gene |
| genome | the haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism |
| pure bread | bred with parents of the same breed |
| phenotype | physical appearance of the genotype |
| homologous | meaning the same of something |
| incomplete | blend |
| codominance | equally expressed |
| carrier | organism whose genome contains a gene for a certain trait or disease that is not expressed in the organisms phenotype |
| sex linked genes | gene that is located on a sex chromosome |
| polygenic | produced by two or more genes |
| epistasis | turns off genes |
| pedigree | someone who carries genes |
| karyotype | image of all the chromosomes in a cell |
| law of segregation | 1 copy of each gene |
| allele pairs separate from one another during gamete formation | |