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Chapter 9 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the study of how characteristics are passed from one generation to the next? | Genetics |
| What is the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes in the chromosomes? | Hereditary |
| Genes are carried on threads or living matter called what? | Chromosomes |
| What are alternate forms of the same genes (Dominant vs. Rescessive) | Alleles |
| What is the genetic make-up for a single trait of an individual is called what? | Genotype |
| What is it called when a pair of genes are alike? | Homozygous |
| What is it called when a pair of genes are different? | Heterozygous |
| What is a particular trait ( hair type and color, body type) in an individual? | Phenotype |
| Lack of opening from the rectum | Anal Atresia |
| Rupture to the scrotum | Scrotal Hernia |
| Failure of a testicle to descend into the scrotum | Cryptorchidism |
| Lack of Pigment | Albinism |
| Deformed hip joints | Hip dysplasia |
| Opening in roof of mouth | Cleft palate |
| Upper jaw protruding over lower jaw | Over-shot jaw |
| Absence of immune response | Combined immuno-deficiency (CID) |
| Fusion of functional toes of calf | Mulefoot |
| Large abdomen, short legs, abnormal head | Dwarfism |