heredity Flashcards
(27 cards)
observable traits
phenotype
name of the alleles
genotype
traits that are passed on from parents to offspring
heredity
segment of DNA that codes for a particular trait
gene
variety of the same gene as in dimple or not dimple
alleles
babies
offspring
characteristics
traits
requires male and female gametes to produce off spring
sexual reproduction
cell Division that produces sex cells ,each cell is unique (different from one another)
mitosis
cell Division that produces sex cells ,each cell is unique (different from one another)
asexual reproduction
cell Division that produces sex cells each cell is unique
meiosis
located in the nucleus of a cell and its genetic material
DNA
a chance
probability
sex cells
gametes
diagram showing how male and female alleles might combine in offspring
punnet square
the process by which sperm and egg combine to off spring
fertilization
a fertilized egg
zygote
a gene that is expressed only when they are 2 copies of the same recessive alleles
recessive
2 copies of the same resecive alleles
homozygous
dominant
homozygous
hetrozygous
Gregor menel
cross pollination
