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Chapter 11 Biology

Meiosis and Mitosis Vocab

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The study of heredity, or "family trees". Helps all scientists understand biology better. Genetics
A characteristic that is different from one person to another Trait
The name of an offspring that has parents with two different traits Hybrid
When alleles seperate Segregation
Another name for sex cells (Sperm and Egg) Gamete
An organism that has the same alleles for the same trait (TT or tt) Homozygous
An organism that has different alleles for the same trait (Tt) Heterozygous
An organism's appearance (its physical characteristics) Phenotype
An organism's genetic characteristics Genotype
Genes segregate by themselves, and do not have anything to do with the other genes' inheritance Independent Assortment
When neither allele's are dominating over the other (the allele's are "equal" in power) Incomplete Dominance
When both allele's take part in the physical aspect of the organism Co-dominance
When genes have 2+ allele's Multiple Allele's
Traits controlled by 2+ genes (having many genes) Polygenic Traits
A cell that has just one set of chromosomes (sex cells) Haploid
A cell that has both sets of chromosomes (Things like muscle cells or skin cells) Diploid
When the number of chromosomes in each cell is cut in half by the segregation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell (In short, it's the scientific explanation for how we got 23 chromosomes from dad and 23 from mom) Meiosis
Each chromosome connects with its corresponding homologous chromosome to form ________ Tetrads
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