Science Vocab 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Homozygous | Organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait |
Heterozygous | Organism that has two different alleles for a particular trait |
Pedigree | A family tree representing the occurrence of heritable traits in parents and offspring across a number of generations |
Gene | Segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein |
Allele | a variation of a gene |
Dominant | The form of an allele that is expressed if it is present. This form of an allele will sometimes mask the recessive form |
Recessive | The form of an allele that is masked. Or hidden when the presence of the dominant form of the allele. |
Offspring | The descendants of an organism |
Genotype | The genetic makeup of an organism |
Phenotype | The physical characteristics of an organism |
Self-Pollination | When a plant can pollinate itself |
Cross-Pollination | When pollen from one plant is transferred to the female parts of another plant |
Purebred | When all of an organism's ancestors are from the same population group, with the same traits |
Karyotype | An ordered display of magnified images of an individual chromosomes arranged in pairs, starting with the longest. It shows the chromosomes condensed and doubled, as they appear in metaphase of mitosis. |
Hybrid | An organism resulting from the cross dissimilar parents. |
Punnett Square | A chart showing the possible combinations of genes in the offspring of a cross |
Trait | A variant of a character found in a population, such as purple flowers in pea plants |
Character | A heritable feature that varies among individuals in a population Such as flower color in pea plants. |
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