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Genetics

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  • Q1
    scientific study of heredity (the delivery of characteristics from parent to offspring)
    genetics
    30s
  • Q2
    process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells (gametes) join to form a new cell
    fertilization
    30s
  • Q3
    specific characteristics of an individual
    trait
    30s
  • Q4
    offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
    hybrid
    30s
  • Q5
    a factor that is passed from parent to offspring; sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
    gene
    30s
  • Q6
    one of a number of different forms of a gene
    allele
    30s
  • Q7
    Mendel's second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
    principle of dominance
    30s
  • Q8
    separation of alleles during formation of the gametes (sex cells)
    segregation
    30s
  • Q9
    sex cell (i.e. sperm and egg)
    gamete
    30s
  • Q10
    likelihood that a particular event will occur
    probability
    30s
  • Q11
    having two identical alleles for a particular gene
    homozygous
    30s
  • Q12
    having two different alleles for a particular gene
    heterozygous
    30s
  • Q13
    physical characteristics of an organism
    phenotype
    30s
  • Q14
    genetic makeup of an organism
    genotype
    30s
  • Q15
    diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross
    Punnett square
    30s

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