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ch 3 4 5 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dominant trait | genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor. |
| egg | haploid sex cell formed in the female reproductive organ |
| genetics | study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring |
| heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| hybrid | offspring of two plants and animals with different forms of the same trait |
| recessive trait | genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor |
| sperm | haploid sex cell formed in the male reproductive organs |
| allele | different form of a gene |
| codominance | occurs when both alleles can be observed in the offspring's phenotype |
| conclude | to reach a logically necessary end by reasoning |
| gene | section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait |
| genotype | two alleles that control that phenotype of a trait |
| heterozygous | having two different alleles of a gene |
| homozygous | having the same two alleles of a gene |
| incomplete dominance | occurs when the offspring's phenotype is a blend of the parents phenotype |
| phenotype | how a trait appears or is expressed |
| polygenic inheritance | occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait |
| Punnett square | model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring |
| diploid | describes a cell that has pairs of chromosomes |
| dna | genetic information in a cell |
| egg | female sex cell |
| fertilization | joining of an egg and sperm |
| haploid | describes a cell that has only one chromosome from each pair |
| homologous chromosome | pair of chromosomes one inherited from each parent that have genes for the same traits arranged in the same order |