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Chapter 11- Heredity Flashcards

(17 cards)

0
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A set of traits an organism receives from its parents

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Heredity

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring

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Trait

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2
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The study of heredity

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Genetics

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3
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A plant that will always produce offspring with the same form of a trait when it self pollinates

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True breeding plant

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4
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When the pollen from one plant is used to fertilize another plant

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Cross pollination

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5
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A unit that determines traits

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Gene

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6
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Different forms of a gene

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Alleles

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7
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The form if a gene that when present covers up the appearance of the recessive allele

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Dominant allele

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8
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The form of a gene that is hidden when the dominant allele is present

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Recessive allele

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9
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The form of a trait that an organism displays

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Phenotype

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The alleles of a gene an organism contains

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Genotype

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11
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Shows all of the possible combinations of alleles from the parents

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Punnet square

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The mathematical chance that an event will occur

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Probability

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13
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When the phenotype of the two alleles blend

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Incomplete dominance

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14
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When an organism that has both alleles of a gene displays both phenotypes at the same time

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Codominance

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15
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Traits that are determined by more then one gene

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Polygenic traits

16
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An Australian monk who studied pea plants

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Gregor Mendel