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Ch. 5 7th Grade
Genetics
Question | Answer |
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dominant trait | genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor |
egg | haploid sex cell formed in the female reproductive organ |
genetics | study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring |
heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
hybrid | offspring of two plants or animals with different forms of the same trait |
recessive trait | genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor |
sperm | haploid sex cell formed in the male reproductive organs |
allele | different form of a gene |
codominance | occurs when both alleles can be observed in the offspring’s phenotype |
conclude | to reach a logically necessary end by reasoning |
gene | section on a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait |
genotype | two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait |
heterozygous | having two different alleles of a gene |
homozygous | having the same two alleles of a gene |
incomplete dominance | occurs when the offspring’s phenotype is a blend of the parents’ phenotypes |
phenotype | how a trait appears or is expressed |
polygenic inheritance | occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait |
Punnett square | model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring |
DNA | organism’s genetic material |
mutation | change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene |
nucleotide | molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group that forms the basic structural unit of DNA |
replication | process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule |
RNA | ribonucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins |
transcription | process of making mRNA from DNA |
translation | process of making a protein from RNA |