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Chapter 10
| Word | Def. |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| hybrid | offspring formed by parents having different forms of a trait |
| law of independent assortment | Mendelian principle stating that genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other |
| law of segregation | Mendelian principle explaining that because each plant has two different alleles, it can produce two different types of gametes |
| phenotype | outward appearance of an organism, regardless of its genes |
| pollination | from male reproductive organs to female reproductive organs of plants, usually within the same species |
| recessive | trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait |
| trait | characteristic that is inherited; can be 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 1 of meiosis |
| diploid | cell with two of each kind of chromosome |
| egg | haploid female sex cell produced by meiosis |
| genetic recombination | major source of genetic variation among organisms caused by reassortment or crossing over during meiosis |
| haploid | cell with one of each kind of chromosome |
| homologous chromosomes | paired chromosomes with genes for the same traits arranged in the same order |
| meiosis | type of cell division where one body cell produces four gametes, each containing half the number of chromosomes as a parent's body cell |
| nondisjunction | failure of homologous chromosomes to seperate properly during meiosis |
| sexual reproduction | pattern of reproduction that involves the production and subsequent fusion of haploid sex cells |
| sperm | haploid male sex cells produced by meiosis |