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15 Cards in this Set
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Heredity
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The transmission of traits from one generation to the next is called inheritance.
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Variation
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offspring differ somewhat in apperance from parents and siblings
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Genetics
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the scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation
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Asexual Reproduction
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A single individual is the sole parent and passes copies of all its genes to its offspring
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Clone
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a group of genetically identical individuals
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Sexual Reproduction
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Reproduction in which two parents give rise to offspring that have unique combinations of genes inherited from the gametes of the two parents
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Life Cycle
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The Generation-to-Generation sequence of stages in the reprductive history of an organism from conception to production of its own offspring.
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Somatic Cell
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any cell other tan a sperm or ovum.
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Karyotype
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A method of organizing the chromosomes of a cell in relation to number, size, and type.
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Sex Chromosomes
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one of the pair of chromosomes responsible for dermining the sex of an individual.
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Autosomes
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A chromosomes that is not directly involved in determining sex, as opposed to a sex chromosomes.
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Gametes
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A Haploid cell such as an egg or sperm.
*Gametes unite durin sexual reproduction to produce a diploid zygote |
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Haploid Cell
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A cell containing only one set of chromosomes
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Fertilization
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the union of haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote
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Zygote
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The Diploid product of the union of haploid gametes in conception : a fertilized egg.
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