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Topic 7

Genes and Heredity

TermDefinition
heredity the passing of traits from parents to offspring
dominant allele one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
recessive allele hidden when the dominant allele is present
genotype an organism's genetic makeup or combination of alleles
phenotype the organism's physical appearance or visible traits
chromosome thread like structures in the nucleus that contain DNA that is passed from one generation to the next
pedigree a tool that geneticists use to map out the inheritance of traits
meiosis a very special cell division process during which the number of chromosomes is reduced in half
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed on to the offspring
protein synthesis making proteins by linking together specific amino acids in a sequence
mRNA (messenger RNA) carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA
tRNA (transfer RNA) carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis
sex chromosomes the pair of chromosomes carrying genes that determine whether a person is biologically male or female
autosomal chromosomes 22 pairs that are not sex chromosomes; half from mom and half from dad
mutation any change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome
sex-linked genes genes carried on a sex chromosome
genetic engineering transferring the genes from the DNA of one organism to another organism
clone an organism that has the same genes as the organism from which it was produced
genome the complete set of genetic information that an organism carries in its DNA
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