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Science 7th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mitosis | process of making new body cells |
| Meiosis | process of making sex cells |
| chromosomes | bundles of genetic information; contain many genes |
| haploid | cell that contains only one copyof a chromosome set |
| diploid | cell with pairs of homologous chromosomes |
| gamete | sex cell; sperm or egg |
| crossing over | occurs when gametes are formed and genes are exchanged between two chromosomes |
| gene | segment of repeating nucleotides in DNA; |
| allele | alternative form of a gene on a chromosome |
| dominant trait | trait that appears over a recessive form when both alleles are present |
| recessive trait | a trait that does not appear unless the dominant allele is absent |
| homozygous | two identical alleles |
| heterozygous | two non identical alleles |
| carrier | an individual with an allele for a recessive trait that is not expressed because a dominant one over rules it |
| genotype | genetic make up of trait (RR, Rr, or rr) |
| phenotype | physical appearance of a trait |
| punnett square | a diagram used to predict the outcome of a pair of mating individuals based on one trait |
| inheritance | the transmission of traits from parents to offspring |