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Genetics
These are 21 vocab words from page 110B.
Term | Definition |
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Heredity | The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring. |
Trait | Each different form of a characteristic. |
Genetics | The scientific study of heredity. |
Fertilization | When a new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join together. |
Purebred | The offspring of many generations that have the same trait. |
Gene | The factors that control a trait. |
Alleles | Are different forms of a gene. |
Dominant Allele | 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 | Has two different alleles for a trait. |
Probability | To predict the results of a particular event. |
Punnett Square | A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross. |
Phenotype | An organism's physical appearance, or vibrant traits. |
Genotype | An organism's 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 with neither dominate nor recessive alleles. |
Meiosis | The process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells. |
Messenger RNA | Carries the massage to the ribosome in the cytoplasm. |
Transfer RNA | Carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein. |
Mutation | Any change in a gene or chromosome. |