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Bio Mod 8 Vocab
Module 8: Mendelian Genetics
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True Breeding | If an organism has a certain characteristic that is always passed on to its offspring, we say that this organism bred true with respect to that characteristic. |
Allele | same position on homologous chromosomes |
Genotype | Two-letter set that represents the alleles and organism possesses for a certain trait |
Phenotype | The observable expression of an organism's genes |
Homozygous genotype | A genotype in which both alleles are identical |
Heterozygous genotype | A genotype with two different alleles |
Dominant allele | An allele that will determine phenotype if just one is present in the genotype |
Recessive allele | An allele that will not determine the phenotype unless the genotype is homozygous in that allele |
Pedigree | A diagram that follows a particular phenotype through several generations |
Monohybrid cross | A cross between two individuals, concentrating on only one definable trait |
Dihybrid cross | A cross between two individuals, concentrating on two definable traits |
Autosomes | Chromosomes that do not determine the sex of an individual |
Sex chromosomes | Chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual |
Antigen | A protein that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody |
Autosomal inheritance | Inheritance of a genetic trait not on a sex chromosome |
Genetic disease carrier | A person who is heterozygous in a recessive genetic disorder |
Sex-linked inheritance | Inheritance of a genetic trait located on the sex chromosomes |
Mutation | A radical chemical change in one or more alleles |
Change in chromosome structure | A situation in which a chromosome loses or gains genes during meiosis |
Change in chromosome number | A situation in which abnormal cellular events in meiosis lead to either none of a particular chromosome in the gamete or more than one chromosome in the gamete |