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Apologia Bio Mod. 8
Definitions for Apologia Biology - Module #8 (2nd Edition)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True breeding | If an organism has a certain characteristic that is always passed on to its offspring, we say that this organism bred true with respect to that characteristic |
| Mendel's four principles of genetics (Part 1) | 1. The traits of an organism are determined by packets of information called "factors." 2. Each organism has not one, but two factors that determine its traits |
| Mendel's four principles of genetics (Part 2) | 3.In sexual reproduction, each parent contributes ONLY ONE of its factors to the offspring. 4. In each definable trait, there is a dominant factor. If it exists in an organism, the trait determined by that factor will be expressed. |
| Allele | One of a pair of genes that occupies the same position on homologous chromosomes |
| Genotype | Two-letter set that represents the alleles an organism possesses for a certain trait |
| Phenotype | The observable expression of an organism's genes |
| Homozygous genotype | A genotype in which both alleles are identical |
| Heterozygous genotype | A genotype with two different alleles |
| Dominant allele | An allele that will determine phenotype if just one is present in the genotype |
| Recessive allele | An allele that will not determine the phenotype unless the genotype is homozygous in that allele |
| Restatement of Mendel's principles (Part 1) | 1. The traits of an organism are determined by its genes. 2. Each organism has two alleles that make up the genotype for a given trait |
| Restatement of Mendel's principles (Part 2) | 3. In sexual reproduction, each parent contributes ONLY ONE of its alleles to its offspring 4. In each genotype, there is a dominant allele. If it exists in an organism, the phenotype is determined by that allele |
| Pedigree | A diagram that follows a particular phenotype through several generations |
| Monohybrid cross | A cross between two individuals, concentrating on only one definable trait |
| Dihybrid cross | A cross between two individuals, concentrating on two definable traits |
| Autosomes | Chromosomes that do not determine the sex of an individual |
| Sex chromosomes | Chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual |
| Antigen | A protein that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody |
| Autosomal inheritance | Inheritance of a genetic trait not on a sex chromosome |
| Genetic disease carrier | A person who is heterozygous in a recessive genetic disorder |
| Sex-linked inheritance | Inheritance of a genetic trait located on the sex chromosomes |
| Mutation | A radical chemical change in one or more alleles |
| Change in chromosome structure | A situation in which a chromosome loses or gains genes during meiosis |
| Change in chromosome number | A situation in which abnormal cellular events in meiosis lead to either none of a particular chromosome in the gamete or more than one chromosome in the gamete |