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Science chapter 19

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heredity   passing of traits from parents to offspring  
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trait   an inherited characteristics of an organism  
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allele   one of the different forms of a trait  
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chromosome   a rod or x shaped structure made of DNA  
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gene   a section of DNA that contains the information of one trait  
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genetics   study of heredity  
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dominant   A gene that determines a phenotype in combination with another gene it can mask other forms  
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recessive   a gene that is only expressed if there are no other dominant genes present, otherwise they are hidden or masked  
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homozygous   having two identical alleles for a trait (they are the same)  
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heterozygous   having one dominant and one recessive allele for a trait (they are different)  
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genotype   combination of genes for a trait  
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phenotype   way the genes are expressed, the way the organism appears for a trait  
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mitosis   nuclear division producing two identical cells with full number of chromosomes  
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meiosis   nuclear division producing four (non-identical gametes) with half the number of chromosomes  
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gamete   a sex cell (involved in sexual reproduction)  
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sperm   the male gamete  
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egg   the female gamete  
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somatic cell   a normal body cell, not a gamete  
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fertilization   the union (joining) of a male gamete and a female gamete  
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zygote   the cell resulting from fertilization  
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Punnett square   tool used to predict gene combinations and expressed traits of an offspring  
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Who was Gregor Mendel?   a monk in Australia, born in 1822  
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What did Mendel study   garden peas, lifted the confusion on how traits are passed on from one generation to the next  
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An upper case letter represents what?   the dominant gene. for example he used "T" to describe the dominant Tallness gene  
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lower case letter is for what?   recessive gene  
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What happens with mitosis occurs in humans?   all 23 pairs of chromosomes duplicate and a full se of chromosomes passes into each daughter cell.  
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Why is mitosis important   because we need exact copies of cells to replace old or dying cells throughout our bodies  
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What happens in sexual reproduction   a new individual is formed that has different looks, abilities, and behavior from its parents  
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what happens in meiosis   parents produce sex cells (eggs or sperm) that contain exactly half as many chromosomes as body cells.  
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each male sex cell (sperm)has how many single chromosomes?   23 single chromosomes  
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each female sex cell (egg) has how many single chromosomes   23 single chromosomes  
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How many possible combinations can genes be paired   4  
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Who is Reginald Punnett   English Geneticist at Cambridge University  
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What did Reginald Punnett do?   developed a way to display the possible ways that genes could pair during genetic cross  
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What was the display called that Reginald Punnett developed?   "Punnett square"  
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What did the Punnett square look like   a large box divided into four small boxes  
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Where do you write the trait from the female parent in the Punnett square?   above the square  
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where did the same trait for the male parent go   left of the square  
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what did you write inside the squares   the possible outcomes  
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What does the Punnett square show?   the probability that specific genotypes will occur (it does not predict which gene will become the offspring's genotype)  
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Who is Dolly   a sheep that was cloned in march 1997  
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How was Dolly created   from the DNA of just one parent  
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Dolly is from what species   a white sheep called Finn Dorset  
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How are identical twins formed?   from a single Zygote, they have identical genes  
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how are fraternal twins formed   from two different fertilized eggs. fraternal twins are not identical. they are like same ages sibling's. they do not have identical genes  
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