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Science 7th Grade
Term | Definition |
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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 |