PBS Unit 4.2 Word Scramble
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Autosome | A chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex, as opposed to a sex chromosome. |
Chromosome | Any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contain the genetic material. |
Contagious | Capable of being transmitted from person to person, animal to animal, animal to human, or human to animal by contact. |
Dominant trait | A genetic trait is considered dominant if it is expressed in a person who has only one copy of the gene associated with the trait. |
Gene | A discrete unit of hereditary information. |
Genetic Material | Molecules responsible for heredity and variation of organisms. |
Heredity | The transmission of traits from ancestor to descendant. |
Karyotype | A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape. |
Mutation | A rare change in the genetic material, ultimately creating genetic diversity. |
Pedigree | A diagram of a family tree showing the occurrence of heritable characters in parents and offspring over multiple generations. |
Sex Chromosome | One of the pair of chromosomes responsible for determining the sex of an individual. |
Recessive trait | A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from each parent. |
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