Heredity for Dummies Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Trait | (n.)The characteristics of an organism |
Heredity | (n.)The transfer of physical and genetic traits from parent to offspring |
Genetics | (n.)The study of hererdity |
Gregor Mendel | (N.)The Austrian scientist who discovered how heredity works |
Dominant Trait | (n.)The trait that an offspring will most likely get from a parent |
Recessive Trait | (n.)The trait that an offspring will least likely get from a parent |
Genes | (n.)A segment of DNA that codes for specific traits |
Alleles | (n.)The different forms of a gene |
Phenotype | (n.)An organism's physical apperance |
Genotype | (n.)An organism's genetic make-up |
Purebred/Homozygous | (adj.)An organism with 100% dominant or recessive alleles |
Hybrid/Heterozygous | (adj.)An organism with a mix of dominant and recessive alleles |
Probability | (n.)The likelihood that an event will occur |
Punnett Square | (n.)A tool used to find the most likely genetic combinations of two parent organisms |
Meiosis | (n.)The process by which two sex cells create a cell with 26 chromosomes |
Selective Breeding | (v.)The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve the offsprings of the next generation. |
Inbreeding | (v.)A selective breeding method in which two individuals with identical with identical sets of alleles are crossed |
Hybridization | (v.)A selective breeding method in which two genetically different individuals are crossed |
Cloning | (v.)A breeding method which involves genetically making an organism that is identical to the other |
DNA(Deoxyribonucleic Acid) | (n.)Genetic material that carries information from parent to offspring |
Mutation | (v.)A change in a gene or chromosome |
Genetic Engeneering | (n.)The transfer of a gene from the DNA of one organism to the other producing one or more desired traits |
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