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Biology Ch 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carrier(11.1) | individual heterozygous for a recessive disorder such as cystic fibrosis or Tay-Sachs disease. |
| Pedigree(11.1) | diagrammed family history that is used to study inheritance patterns of a trait through several generations and that can be used to predict disorders in future offspring. |
| Autosome(11.2) | chromosome that is not a sex cell. |
| Codominance(11.2) | complex inheritance pattern that occurs when neither allele is dominant and both alleles are expressed. |
| Epistasis(11.2) | interaction between alleles in which one allele hides the effects of another allele. |
| Incomplete Dominance(11.2) | complex inheritance pattern in which the heterozygous phenotype is intermediate between those of two homozygous parent organisms. |
| Multiple Alleles(11.2) | having more than two alleles for a specific trait. |
| Polygenic Trait(11.2) | characteristic , such as eye color or skin color, that results from the interaction of multiple gene pairs. |
| Sex Chromosome(11.2) | X or Y chromosome; paired sex chromosomes determine an individuals gender-XX individuals are female and XY individuals are male. |
| Sex-linked Trait(11.2) | characteristic, such as red-green color blindness, controlled by genes on the X chromosome; also called a X-linked trait. |
| Karyotype(11.3) | micrograph in which the pairs of homologous chromosomes are arranged in decreasing size. |
| Nondisjunction(11.3) | cell division in which the sister chromatids do not separate correctly, resulting in gametes with an abnormal number of chromosomes. |
| Telomere(11.3) | protective cap made of DNA that is found on the ends of a chromosome. |