Heredity Word Scramble
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Heredity | The passing down of traits from parents to offspring. |
Allele | The differnent forms a gene may have for a trait. Dominant or recessive. B or b |
Genetics | The study of how traits are inherited through the actions of alleles. |
Dominant | The form of a trait that appears to dominate or mask anouther form of the same trait. B, T, P. |
Recessive | The form of a trait that seems to disappear in a population but can reappear depending on the way the alleles combine. Hidden by dominant allele. b, t, p. |
Punnett Square | Tool used to predict traits. Shows you ways which alleles combine. Dominant and recessive represented with letters. |
Genotype | The genetic makeup of an organism for a specific trait. Always written in letters. BB, Bb, bb. |
Homozygous | An organism with 2 alleles for a trait that are exactly the same. BB, tt. |
Heterozygous | An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait. Tt, Bb. |
Phenotype | Physical trait that shows as a result of a particuar genotype. Brown hair, blue eyes. |
Pure Recessive | An organism that has 2 recessive alleles for a particular trait. Same as homozygous recessive. tt, bb. |
Pure Dominant | An organism that has 2 dominant alleles for a particular trait. Same as homozygous dominant. TT, BB. |
Multiple Alleles | When more than 2 alleles control a trait. Blood types. |
Polygenic Inheritance | Occurs when a group of gene pairs act together to produce a single trait. Height, shades of blue eyes, skin color. |
X and Y Chromosomes | XX = female / XY = male |
Incomplete Dominance | The production of a phenotype that is intermediate to those of the 2 homozygous parents. Both alleles are equal in strength. 3 phenotypes for each genotype. Curly, wavy, straight hair/long, medium, short nose. |
Universal Donor | Type O. Anyone can recieve Type O blood. |
Universal Recipient | Type AB. Anyone with Type AB blood can recieve any type of blood. |
Purebred | Both genes are the same. Homozygous. FF, bb, TT. |
Hybrid | Carry 2 types of genes. Heterozygous. Bb, Tt. |
Sickle-cell Anemia | Recessive Genetic Disorder. Red blood cells are the wrong shape. Inherited when both parents carry affected allele. |
Cystic Fibrosis | Recessive Genetic Disorder. Thick mucus buildup. Inherited when both parents are carriers. |
Sex-Linked Disorder/X-Linked Disorder | Inherited an allele on the X chromosome that is affected with disorder. Colorblindness, Hemophilia. |
Colorblindness | Sex-Linked Disorder. Prevents someone from seeing red and green. More common in males-only have 1 X chromosome (no backup). X^c Y / X^c X |
Recessive Genetic Disorder | A gene under goes a mutation that results in an unwanted trait. Must inherit 2 affected alleles. Shows dominance. Bb, BB, bb. |
Hemophilia | Sex-Linked Disorder. Blood does not clot properly. X^h Y / X X^h |
Carrier | Carries a disorder but is not affected by it. Dominant allele overpowers. Can pass disorder on to offspring. |
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