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unit 5 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A molecule that is present in all living cells. | DNA |
| One of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and Protein. | Chromosomes |
| The life cycle of a cell. | Cell Cycle |
| the period of the cell cycle during which cell growth and protein synthesis occur. | Interphase |
| the process in cell division where the number of chromosomes decreases. | Mitosis |
| the division of the cytoplasm of a cell. | Cytokinesis |
| Chromosomes that have the some genes and structure. | Homologous Chromosomes |
| the process in cell division where the number of Chromosomes decreases to half of it's original amount. | Meiosis |
| reproduction that doesn't involve the union of sex cells. | Asexual Reproduction |
| reproduction where the sex cells of two parents unite. | Sexual Reproduction |
| the union of the male and female gamet to create a zygote | Fertilization |
| The passing of genetic material from parent to offspring | Heredity |
| one set of instructions for an inherited trait | Gene |
| one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic | Allele |
| the entire genetic makeup of an organism | Genotype |
| an organism's appearance or other detectable characteristics | Phenotype |
| In, genetics describes an allele that is fully expressed whenever the allele is present in an individual | Domiant |
| describes an allele that will be masked unless the organism is homozygous for the trait. | Recessive |
| a condition in which two alleles are expressed such that the heterozygous individual is an intermediate of the phenotypes of the two homozygous parents | Incomplete Dominance |
| a condition in which two alleles are expressed such that the phenotype of a heterozygous individual is a combination of the phenotypes of the two homozygous parents | Codominance |
| a graph used to predict the results of a genetic cross | Punnett square |
| the likelihood that a possible future event will occur | probability |
| a comparison of two numbers using division | Ratio |
| a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family | Pedigree |