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Genetics-Ms. Lynch

For Friday's Quiz

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genetics The study of the transmission of traits (traits being passed down from parent to child)
karyotype a diagram that shows the 46 human chromosomes in a human cell arranged in their homologous pairs
genotype combination of genes "letters"
phenotype physical traits "brown eyes"
genes sequence of bases that code for a protein (trait)
allele alternative forms of a gene ("a letter")
autosomes all chromosomes OTHER than sex chromosomes
sex-chromosomes a pair of chromosomes that control the sex of an organism (in humans, pair #23)
Y chromosome carried by male in sperm and determines the sex of an organism
hemophilia a medical condition where the blood doesn't clot
sex-linked traits traits controlled by genes on the sex chromosomes
DNA life's "code" (deoxyribonucleic acid)
RNA single stranded nucleic acid. involved in protein synthesis
nucleotide the mall molecule that DNA is made of. Consist of: -phosphate group -5 carbon sugar -nitrogen base
DNA replication produces 2 identical copies of DNA
Created by: Mrs. Curcio
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