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Genetics Unit Vocabulary 2015
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The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
Biology
Heredity
Genetics
Traits
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Asexual Reproduction involves __________ and Sexual Reproduction involves ____________
two parents; one parent
one parent; one parent
two parents; two parents
one parent; two parents
3
What is abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes called?
genetic disorder
punnett square
hybridization
karyotype
4
Heterozygous matches up with _________________.
Hybrid
Purebred
selective breeding
karyotype
5
A mutation is a(n) ___________________.
<p>organism that is a complete copy of the parent</p>
genotype
a change in the gene or chromosome
6
What type of selective breeding involves breeding two genetically different individuals?
hybridization
>fertilization>
inbreeding
asexual reproduction
7
Rod-like structure made of tightly coiled DNA,containing genetic material
Chromosome
Nucleus
Allele
DNA
8
The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to beparents of the next generation is?
Mutation
Selective Breeding
Genetics
Cloning
9
A dominant allele is a(n) ___________________.
short pea plant
one whose trait always shows up in the organism
chromosome
one whose trait is hidden when a dominant allele ispresent
10
Heterozygous means ________________ while homozygous means __________________.
having 2 different alleles; having 2 same alleles
a tall organism; a short organism
blue alleles; green alleles
having 2 same alleles; having 2 different alleles
11
Meiosis is the process by which:
the sperm and egg unite to form a zygote
the number of chromosomes are reduced by half
cells make new body cells
12
A recessive allele is __________________.
the physical apperance
represented by a capital letter
one whose trait is hidden when a dominant allele ispresent
the genetic makeup
13
different versions of a gene; can be dominant or recessive
Gene
Allele
hybrid
Cells
14
Homozygous matches up with __________.
purebred
trait
allele
hybrid
15
a segment of DNA
Chromosome
DNA
allele
Gene
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Genetic material that carries information about an organism
DNA
Trait
Genetics
Punnett Square
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The phenotype is the __________________ of an organism. An example is ________________.
physical apperance; green
genetic makeup; green
genetic makeup; TT
physical apperance; TT
18
The genotype is the ________________ of an organism. An example is: ___________.
physical apperance; green
physical apperance; TT
genetic makeup; TT
genetic makeup; green
19
A characteristic that a parent can pass on to its offspring through its genes
Chromosome
Trait
Gene
DNA
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The study of heredity
Punnett Square
Mendel
Genetics
Life Science
21
What type of selective breeding involves mating 2 organisms that have similar characteristics?
fertilization
inbreeding
hybridization
asexual reproduction
22
What is this a picture of?
Pedigree
Punnett Square
Karyotype
23
What is the a picture of?
Pedigree
Punnett Square
Karyotype
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A organism has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced is called?
zygote
clone
genotype
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