Mendel Flashcards

375259363	Fertilization	Joining of sperm and egg to produce zygote	0
64284075	True-Breeding	A term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves	1
64284076	Gene	Section of DNA that determines trait	2
1039355573	Hybrid	An animal or plant that is produced from two animals or plants of different kinds	3
1039355575	Allele	The different forms of a gene	4
362426356	Homozygous	Organisms that have 2 identical alleles for a particular trait	5
362426357	Heterozygous	Organisms that have two different alleles for the same trait	6
580828102	Genotype	the particular combination of alleles for a particular gene	7
580828105	Phenotype	Physical characteristics	8
689492585	Punnett Square	A diagram that can predict a genetic cross for next generation	9
158894020	Incomplete Dominance	An allele is not completely dominant over another thus intermediate characteristic shows up in case of heterozygous genotype	10
158894022	Codominance	Both alleles are dominant thus both characteristics shows up in case of heterozygous genotype	11
460713857	Multiple Allele	Having more than 2 alleles	12
460713858	Sex Linked Genes	Genes found on X chromosomes like Color Blindness gene	13
893744284	Non-disjunction	Uneven separation of chromosome during mitosis or meiosis the failure of one or more pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate normally during nuclear division	14
893744285	Karyotype	A picture of homologous chromosomes arranged by size (1-23)	15
687618099	pedigree	A chart that show the relationships within a family.	16
687618100	Autosome	Chromosomes that are not responsible in sex determination. Chromosome no 1-22	17
252798463	Sex Chromosome	Pair of chromosome that is responsible in determining sex. (XX=Female, XY=Male). Chromosome no 23	18
599182953	Chromosome Disorder	A change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes which results in abnormality.	19