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Bolvin-L1BioCh10
Review of Chapter 10 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| meiosis | process of cell division that creates special sex cells with half the number of chromosomes that are in body cells |
| Ovum | special sex cell that contains only chromosomes from the female parent |
| sperm | special sex cell that contains only chromosomes from the male parent |
| Law of Segregation of Alleles | Each organism has a pair of alleles for a trait. The alleles split up during meiosis and only one is given to the next generation. |
| gametes | name given to special sex cells whether male or female |
| allele | different forms of the same trait. For example the eye color trait can have a blue allele or a brown allele |
| sexual reproduction | making offspring by joining 2 special sex cells |
| genetics | study of the inheritance of traits |
| dominant | allele that will always show up if it is present |
| recessive | allele that will not show up if a dominant allele is present |
| phenotype | the physical expression of a genotype (Ex. brown eyes) |
| genotype | the set of alleles an organism has for a trait |
| homozygous | set of alleles that are alike Ex. AA or zz |
| heterozygous | set of alleles that contain one dominant allele and one recessive allele. |
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