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Science Topic 3 Definitions 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alles | The alternative forms of each gene |
| Chromosome | A length of DNA, containing many genes |
| Dominant | The one of a pair of opposite characteristics that appears when both are inherited |
| Gametes | The sex cells - sperm and ova |
| Genetics | The study of inheritance and variation and the factors controlling them |
| Heredity | Passing on characteristics from one generation to the next |
| Heterozygous | Different alles for a gene |
| Homozygous | 2 of the same alles for a gene |
| Meiosis | Cell division resulting in daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell. (Makes the sex cells) |
| Mendel | An Austrian monk who carried out experiements on pea plants - the father of genetics |
| Mitosis | Cell division resulting in 2 daughter cells, each an exact copy of the parent cell |
| Mutation | Results when a mistake is made in copying of DNA |
| Phenotype | How living things appear and function |
| Recessive | Appearing in offspring only when not masked by a dominant characteristic |
| Zygote | The 1st cell of the new individual, formed when a sperm fuses with the ova during fertilisation |
| Unicellular | An organism which only has 1 cell |
| Multicellular | An organism with more than 1 cell, encompassing all familiar plants and animals |
| Karyotyping | Process of sorting chromosomes into their matched pairs |
| Heterozygous | Different alles |
| Homozygous | Same alles |
| Genotype | Combination of genes that determine a phenotype |