Genetic Vocabulary

Question 1

independent assortment

Answer 1

the principle in which deciding which allele is passed on from each trait during gamete production

Question 2

polygenic

Answer 2

a trait determined by multiple genes ex: hair skin color

Question 3

Cystic Fibrosis

Answer 3

most common recessive disorders in whites, respiratory, digestive problems

Question 4

sickle cell anemia

Answer 4

african ancestry; heterzygous is malaria resistant

Question 5

Huntington’s disease

Answer 5

causes degeneration of nervous systems beginning in middle age

Question 6

translocation

Answer 6

when a piece of DNA is attached to a NON- homologous chromosome

Question 7

inversion

Answer 7

part of the DNA is flipped

Question 8

trait

Answer 8

variation of an inherited character

Question 9

hybrid

Answer 9

offspring of two different breeds

Question 10

crossing over

Answer 10

exchange of genetic material between homologuos chromosomes in meoisis phase 1

Question 11

Filial

Answer 11

offspring

Question 12

pedigree

Answer 12

family tree that records and traces trait the appear in the family

Question 13

mutation

Answer 13

any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA