Chapter 10 Mendel And Meiosis

Question 1

The passing on if characteristics from parents to offspring

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Heredity

Question 2

The branch of biology that studies heredity

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Genetics

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Sex cells are called

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Gametes

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The transfer of the make pollen grains to the pistil of a flower

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Pollination

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The uniting of make and female gametes

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Fertilization

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The offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait

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Hybrid

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Different gene forms

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Alleles

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Observed trait

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Dominant

Question 10

The trait that disappeared

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Recessive

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The dominant trait always wins over the recessive

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Law of dominance

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Plants can produce 2 different gametes because they have 2 alleles

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Law of segregation

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The way an organism looks and behaves

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Phenotype

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Gene combination an organism contains is known as

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Genotype

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For a trait if it’s two alleles for the trait are the same

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Homozygous

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An organism is…. For a trait if it’s two alleles for the trait differ from each other

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Heterozygous

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Mendelian principle stating that genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other

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Law of independent assortment

Question 18

A cell with two of each kind chromosome

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Diploid

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A cell with one of each kind of chromosome

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Haploid

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Paired chromosomes

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Homologous chromosomes

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Cell division which produces gametes containing half the number of chromosomes as a parents body

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Meiosis

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Make gametes

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Sperm

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Female gametes

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Eggs

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When a sperm fertilizes an egg the resulting cell is

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Zygotes

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Pattern of reproduction that involves the production and subsequent fusion of haploid sex cells is called

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Sexual reproduction

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Exchange of genetic material between no sister chromatids from homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 of meiosis

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Crossing over

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Major source of genetic variation among organisms caused by reassortment or crossing over during meiosis

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Genetic recombination

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The failure of homologous chromosomes to separate properly during meiosis is called

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Nondisjunction

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Characteristics that are inherited are called

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Trait

Question 29

Reproduction with one parent

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Asexual reproduction