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science 7th
test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| traits | different physical characteristics |
| heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| allele | different types of genes |
| gene | factors that control traits |
| dominant allele | masks recessive allele when present |
| recessive allele | gets masked when dominant allele is present |
| phenotype | physical appearance |
| genotype | genetic makeup of an organism |
| Gregor Mendel | found out how to cross pollenate |
| homozygous | 2 of the same alleles |
| heyerozygous | 2 different alleles |
| purebred | an organism with 2 of the same alleles |
| hybrid | an organism with 2 different alleles |
| 4 different parent combinations that could result in wrinkled pea seeds | ww x Ww Ww x Ww ww x ww Ww x ww |
| pedigree | a family tree |
| symbols of a pedigree | 0 = female X = male |
| carrier | an organism that has a trait but is masked by the dominant allele but can pass it on to the offspring |
| number of chromosomes in a human cell | 92 |
| number of chromosomes in a sex cell | 46 |