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Apologia Biology
Module 8
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Allele | One of a pair of genes that occupies the same position on homologous chromosomes |
Autosomal inheritance | Inheritance of a genetic trait not on a sex chromosome |
Autosomes | Chromosomes that do not determine the sex of an individual |
Change in chromosome number | A situation in which abnormal cellular events in meiosis lead to either none of a particular chromosome in the gamete or more than one chromosome in the gamete |
Change in chromosome structure | A situation in which the chromosome loses or gains genes during meiosis |
Dihybrid cross | A cross between two individuals concentrating on two definable traits |
Dominant allele | An allele that will determine phenotype if even one is present in the genotype |
Genetic disease carrier | A person who is heterozygous in a recessive genetic disorder |
Genotype | Two-letter set that represents the alleles an organism possesses for a certain trait |
Heterozygous genotype | A genotype with two different alleles |
Homozygous genotype | A genotype in which both alleles are identical |
Monohybrid cross | A cross between two individuals concentrating on only one definable trait |
Mutation | A radical chemical change in one or more alleles |
Pedigree | A diagram that follows a particular species' phenotype through several generations |
Phenotype | The observable expression of an organism's genes |
Recessive allele | An allele that will not determine the phenotype unless the genotype is hornozygous with that allele |
Sex chromosomes | Chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual |
Sex-linked inheritance | Inheritance of a genetic trait located on the sex chromosomes |
True breeding | If an organism has a certain characteristic that is always passed on to all of its offspring, we say that this organism bred true with respect to that characteristic. |
Antigen | A protein that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody. |