U3P3

Question 1

heredity

Answer 1

passing of traits from parent to offspring

Question 2

law of independent assortment

Answer 2

inheritance of one trait having no effect on the inheritance of another is known as which law

Question 3

law of segregation

Answer 3

states alleles of a gene separate from each other during meiosis

Question 4

phenotype

Answer 4

organisms physical appearance

Question 5

genotype

Answer 5

organisms genetic material

Question 6

translocation

Answer 6

when a piece of chromosome attaches to non homologous chromosome creating a mutation

Question 7

male

Answer 7

displays more sex-linked characteristics, determines sex

Question 8

what happens if a cell goes through non-disjunction

Answer 8

gametes with incorrect number of chromosomes

Question 9

alleles

Answer 9

different forms of a particular gene

Question 10

genotype

Answer 10

refers to the set of alleles an organism has inherited

Question 11

crossing over

Answer 11

can allow linked genes to be separated from each other in meiosis

Question 12

sex-influenced trait

Answer 12

males and females can show different phenotypes even when they have the same genotype

Question 13

carrier

Answer 13

person who is heterozygous for a recessive disorder