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ch.13,14,15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| somatic cell: | body cells (non reproductive) |
| zygote: | the first diploid cell of the new organism |
| passing on traits from one generation to the next - | heredity |
| purple + purple = purple: is an example of what kind of breeding? | true breeding |
| how an organism appears would be its.. | phenotype |
| homozygous is both alleles being the.. | same |
| two different alleles would be.. | heterozygous |
| a dihybrid cross involves.. | two traits, such as hair color and height |
| multiple alleles is having.. | 2 or more alleles |
| one generation after another: | epistasis |
| not everything is based on genetics, our environment plays a role in the many disorders that occur | multifactorial disorders |
| true/false: genetic testing can only tell you your child's genetic condition before birth | false |
| where are genes located? | on chromosomes |
| what is being described? - the chromosomes that determine our sex; they are the 23rd pair of chromosomes. | the X and Y chromosomes. |
| non-disjunction: | when the homologous pairs do not completely separate in meiosis |