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genetics
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Variations | Differences |
| Albino | Lack of pigment |
| Mutations | Sudden permanent change in the genetic material |
| Identical Twins | 1 egg fertilized by 1 sperm that completely separates |
| Conjoined Twins | 1 egg fertilized by 1 sperm that fails to completely separates |
| Fraternal Twins | 2 eggs fertilized by 2 sperm |
| Zygote | fertilized egg |
| trait | characteristic ex eye color, hair etc.. |
| Adaption | Trait that enhances an organism's survival in there environment |
| Genes | Factor to determine a trait |
| Selective Breeding | Choosing parents to mate to achieve a desired result |
| inbreeding | Reproduce within the same family |
| Recessive | Only shows up if inherited from both parents, weaker |
| Dominant | Stronger gene, only need 1 to show the trait |
| Viable | Able to produce more offspring |
| Heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| Genetics | the study of heredity |
| Mendel | "the father of genetic" |
| allele | different forms of a gene |
| Hybrid | 2 different alleles for the trait |
| Purebred | 100% pure |
| Phenotype | physical appearance of an organism |
| Genotype | the genetic makeup of an organism |
| Pedigree | diagram that shows the inheritance of traits through several generations |
| Heterozygous | different alleles or different genotypes |
| Homozygous | the same alleles or pure genotype |
| punnet square | a chart in which to determinate the possible genotypes |
| roan | red and white coat color in cattle, co-dominant inherited |
| chromosome | long rod-like structures that carry genes in the nucleus |
| DNA | deoxyrobonucleic acid- carries genetic information |
| nucleotide | building block of DNA |
| Karyotype | a picture of a persons chromosomes |