Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

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Heredity

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2
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The trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred.

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Dominant Trait

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3
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A trait that reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred.

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Recessive trait

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4
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One set of instructions for an inherited trait.

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Gene

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5
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One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color.

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Allele

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6
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An organism’s appearance or other detectable characteristic.

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Phenotype

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7
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The entire genetic makeup of an organism.

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Genotype

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8
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The likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event.

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Probability

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9
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Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure.

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Homologous chromosomes

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10
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A process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of sex cells.

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Meiosis

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11
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One of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual.

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Sex Chromosome

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