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Bio final
Biology Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Control | to test or verify (a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison. |
| Median | the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers |
| Heterozygous | having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic |
| Homozygous | having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics. |
| Genotype | the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits. |
| Phenotype | the appearance of an organism resulting from the interaction of the genotype and the environment. |
| Karyotypes | the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size. |
| Pedigrees | an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry. |
| Variation | the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation. |