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Biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genetics | the study of heredity |
| fertilization | the act of a male and female reproductive cells joining together |
| trait | a specific characteristic that varies for a specific job |
| hybrid | an offpring of crosses between parents with different traits |
| segregation | separation of alleles that are different |
| gamete | sex cell |
| homozygous | organisims that have two identical allesles for a trait |
| heterozygous | organisms that have two different alleles for a trait |
| phenotype | physical characteristic |
| genotype | genetic makeup |
| independent assortment | when the alleles are segragated by themselves from alleles of another trait |
| incomplete dominance | when one allele isnt dominant over the other |
| co-dominance | when both alleles contribute to the phenotype |
| multiple alleles | more than two alleles |
| polygenetic traits | traits controlled by two or more genes |
| haploid | one set of chromosomes |
| diploid | two sets of chromosomes |
| meiosis | when a diploid cells chromosomes split in half |
| tetrad | structure of 4 chromatids from meiosis |