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Biology Genitics VC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gene | the basic physical unit of heredity |
| Homozygous | having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics |
| Heredity | the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring |
| Heterozygous | having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic |
| Genotype | the sum total of genes transmitted from parent to offspring |
| Allele | any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation |
| Phenotype | the appearance of an organism resulting from the interaction of the genotype and the environment. |
| Dominant | the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism. |
| Diploid | an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes. |
| Recessive | that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism. |
| Haploid | an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number |
| Gamete | a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism. |
| Genetics | the study of heredity and variation in organisms |
| Meiosis | part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid |
| Hybrid | the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics. |
| Monohybrid | the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair |
| Zygote | the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage. |