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Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | is the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring. |
| Trait | different form of a characteristic, such as stem height or seed color. |
| Genetics | the scientific study of heredity. |
| Fertilization | a new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join in the process. |
| Purebred | is the offspring of many generations that have the same trait. |
| Gene | for factors that control a trait. |
| Alleles | are the different forms of a gene. |
| Dominant Allele | is one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. |
| Recessive Allele | is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present. |
| Hybrid | an organism that has two different alleles for a trait. |
| Probability | to predict the results of a particular event. |
| Punnet Square | is a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross. |
| Phenotype | is its physical appearance, or visible traits. |
| Genotype | is its genetic makeup, or allele combinations. |
| Homozygous | an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait. |
| Heterozygous | an organism that has two different alleles for a trait. |
| Codominance | an inheritance pattern that exists. |
| Meiosis | is the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells. |
| Messenger RNA | copies the coded message from the DNA in the nucleus. |
| Transfer RNA | carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein. |
| Mutation | is any change in a gene or chromosome. |