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bio test 10/13
regular bio test 10/13
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| heredity | passing of traits from parent to young |
| genetics | study of heredity in biology |
| self-pollination | pollen from same plant |
| cross-pollination | pollen from different plant |
| trait | characteristic passed to young |
| hybrid | alleles in heterozygous state |
| gene | segment of DNA that makes protein |
| allele | form of same gene for specific trait |
| dominant | form of gene with contrasting recessive allele |
| recessive | allele in homozygous state |
| segregation | separation of alleles |
| *gamete | cell in sex reproduction |
| Punnett sqyare | chart showing combination of genes |
| phenotype | physical characteristics of organism |
| genotype | genetic makeup of organism |
| homozygous | organism with 2 identical alleles |
| heterozygous | organism with 2 different alleles |
| independent assortment | when genes segregate independently |
| probability | likelihood of occurance |
| *meiosis | diploids turn to haploids |
| diploid | double set of chromosomes |
| haploid | single set of chromosomes |
| sex chromosome | chromosome different in male and female |
| autosome | chromosome that isn't sex chromosome |
| sex-linked | trait determined by being male or female |
| gene mutation | change involving nucleotides in DNA |
| chromosomal mutation | change in structure of chromosomes |
| nondisjunction | homologous chromosomes don't separate in meiosis |
| polyploidy | extra sets of chromosomes |
| monoploidy | single set of chromosomes |
| point mutation | gene mutation that affects a single gene |
| intron | DNA that doesn't code for protein |
| exon | segment of gene that is separated from other segments by intron |