Development & Genetics Flashcards
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Gamete
Sperm/ovum
Fertilization
Union of gametes
Zygote
Single cell made from fertilization
Cleveage
Rapid motorized divisions after fertilization
Morula
Solid ball of cells made from cleavage
Blastocyte
Hollow balls of cells
Blastocyte made of
Blastocyst cavity, trophoblast, innercell mass
Gastrulation
Formation of gastrula
3 primary germ layers of gastrula
Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
Ectoderm
Nervous system and epidermis
Mesoderm
Muscles, blood and vessels, connective tissue
Endoderm
GI tract, respiratory system, urinary system
Amnion
Inner of the 2 thin membranes surrounding fetus
Chorionic villus
Villi sprouting from chorion to give max contact with maternal blood
Body stalk
Band of mesoderm connecting caudal end of embryo to the chorion
Yolk sac
Membrane outside of embryo connected by a tube (yolk stalk)
Serves as early site for formation of blood and turns into the gut of embryo
Yolk sac
Alternate forms of a gene that control a trait. Located same place as homologous chromosomes
Alleles
Allele that overrides alternatives. Is expressed
Dominance
Alleles presence is masked
Recessive
Genetic makeup
Genotype
Phenotype
Expresses genetic makeup
2 chromosomes belonging to a pair
Homologous chromosomes
Same alleles in a pair
Homozygous