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genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetics | study of whole genomes |
| Fertilization | process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproduction cells join to form a new cell |
| Trait | specific characteristics of an individual |
| True-Breeding (pure) | is the same thing as homozygous |
| Hybrid | Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits |
| Segregation | Separation of alleles during gamete formation |
| Independent Assortment | One of Mendel's principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes |
| Gametes | Sex cell |
| Homozygous | Having two identical alleles for a particular |
| Heterozygous | Having two different alleles for a particular |
| Phenotype | Physical characteristics of an organism |
| Genotype | Genetic makeup of an organism |
| Dominant | Is the gene that shows up |
| Recessive | Trait or gene |
| Allele | One of a number of different forms of a gene |
| Incomplete Dominance | Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele |
| Codominance | Situation in which the prototypes produce by both alleles are completely expressed |
| Punnett Square | Diagrams that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross |
| Multiple Allele Tratit | A gene that has more than two alleles |
| Polygenic Trait | Trait controlled by two or more genes |
| Sex-Linked Trait | Gene located on a sex chromosome |
| Carrier | Some one that can carries a disease but doesn't have it |
| Autosome | Chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; also called automatism chromosome |