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WM Biology Chapter10
Vocab Words from Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allele | Alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of an organism. |
| Dominant | Observed trait of an organism that masks the recessive form of a trait. |
| Fertilization | Fusion of male and female gametes. |
| Gamete | Male and female sex cells; sperm and eggs. |
| Genetics | Branch of biology that studies heredity. |
| Genotype | Combination of genes in an organism. |
| Heredity | Passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring. |
| Heterozygous | When there are two different alleles for a trait. |
| Homozygous | When there are two identical alleles for a trait. |
| Hybrid | Offspring formed by parents having different forms of a trait. |
| Law of Independent Assortment | Mendalian principle stating that genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other. |
| Law of segregation | this states that every individual has two alleles of each gene and when gametes are produced, each gamete receives one of these alleles. |
| phenotype | the way an organism looks and behaves |
| pollination | the transfer of pollen grains from a male reproductive organ to a female reproductive organ in a plant |
| recessive | trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait |
| trait | characteristic that is inherited can be either dominant or recessive |
| zygote | diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg |
| crossing over | exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids from homologous chromosomes during prophase i of meiosis; results in a new allele combinationsd |
| diploid | cell with two of each kind of chromosome; is said to contain a diploid or 2n, number of chromosomes |
| egg | haploid female sex cell produced by meiosis |
| genetic recombination | major source of genetic variation among organisms caused by reassormnet or crossing over during meiosis |