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sexual and asexual

TermDefinition
reproduction to make more of
sexual reproduction involves 2 parents, makes unique offspring (variety) involves gametes
asexual reproduction reproduction with 'no sex at all' 1 parent, offspring are clones (genetically identical) its fast, you don't need
parent the older generation
offspring babies
fertilization when gametes (sperm and egg or pollen and seed) meet
types of asexual reproduction budding, binary fission
selective breeding a human chooses which 2 things mate
allele a choice for a trait
trait an observable characteristic
heredity passing of traits from parents to offspring
genetics the study of heredity
dominant the allele that DOMINIATES or covers up the other (shows if it is present) represented by a big letter
recessive the allele that HIDES or is covered up, only shows if 2 are present, represented by small letter
homozygous having 2 of the same alleles for a trait
heterozygous having 2 different alleles for the same trait
phenotype what you look like because of your traits
genotype the choices that are actually in your genes
Punnett Square tool used to predict the % chance of a specific trait being passed on if 2 organisms mated
Pedigree tool that is an upside down family tree used to trace a trait through a family
chromosome small pieces of DNA coiled up in the DNA, humans have 46
genes small spots on chromosomes that code for traits
DNA located in the nucleus (eukaryotic) and in middle of cell is the blueprint
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