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Biology Chapter 11- Genetics

prentice hall biology chapter 11- Introduction to Genetics

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chromosomes
the scientific study of heredity
the process in which the male and female reproductive cells join together in sexual reproduction
organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves through self-pollination
a specific chracteristic
crosses between parenrts with different traits
chemical factors that determine traits
the different forms of a gene
states that some alleles are dominant and others are reccesive
separation of alleles during gamete formation
sex cells
the likelihood that a particular event will occur
to predict the outcomes of genetic crosses
a diagram that can determine the possible gene combinations
organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait
organisms that have two different alleles for the same trait
physical characteristics
genetic makeup
states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes and helps account for the many genetic variations observed in pants, animals, and other organisms
when one allele is not completly dominant over another
when both alleles contribute to the phenotype
when genes have more than two alleles
traits controlled by two or more genes
term used to refer to chromosomes that each have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent
a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes
a cell that has one set of homologous chromosomes, a cell that has a single set of chromosomes and therefore only 1 set of genes
a process of reduction division in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
(prophase)structure of chromosome paired with its corresponding homologous chromosome
process in which homologous chromosomes exchange chromatids in meiosis
diagram showing the relative locations of each known gene on a particular chromosome

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