Monday, February 11, 2008

Vocab 11

Genetics
a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms

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True-breeding
offspring of name genes from mother and father

Trait
an inherited characteristic


Hybrid
an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
Gene
a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material
Alleles
either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (as smooth and wrinkled seed in the pea)
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Segregation

the separation of allelic genes that occurs typically during meiosis


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Gamete

a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex

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Probability
the ratio of the number of outcomes in an exhaustive set of equally likely outcomes that produce a given event to the total number of possible outcomes
Punnett Square


an n × n square used in genetics to calculate the frequencies of the different genotypes and phenotypes among the offspring of a cross

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Homozygous


having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci
Heterozygous

having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci








Phenotype
the observable properties of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment

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Genotypes

all or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group


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Homologous

having the same or allelic genes with genetic loci usually arranged in the same order

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Diploid

having two haploid sets of homologous chromosomes



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Haploid

having the gametic number of chromosomes typically including one of each pair of homologous chromosomes

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Meiosis
the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect

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Tetrad



a group or arrangement of four: as a: a group of four cells produced by the successive divisions of a mother cell

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Crossing-Over
an interchange of genes or segments between homologous chromosomes


Gene Map structure of genese loctated in places

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