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17 Cards in this Set
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Who studied pea plants in order to look at traits and determine dominant and recessive |
Gregor Mendel |
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A double helix shaped molecule, made of sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen, has hydrogen to help hold strands together... |
DNA |
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Tightly coiled dna withing the nucleas |
Chromosomes |
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Specific areas of chromosomes are called... |
Genes |
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The actual area of heredity on a chromosome that gets passed down through generations |
Gene |
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All the genes that an organism posses |
Genome |
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Different versions of a gene for a certain trait (T, t, E, e...) |
Alleles |
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The actual DNA code for certain traits (TT, Tt, tt) |
Genotype |
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The observable traits you can see on a person |
phenotype |
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when 2 different alleles for a trait are present the dominant allele is expressed and resessive is overshadowed |
law of dominance |
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The law of segregation is... |
One egg has a trait, one sperm has a trait... |
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DNA contains info for production of... |
enzymes for digesting |
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DNA contains info for what in cell parts |
repairing and assembly |
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DNA contains info for reproduction of |
healthy offspring |
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DNA contains info for reactions... |
to favor and unfavor changes in the environment |
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DNA contains info for coordination and regulation of |
essential body functions |
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All the chromosomes together are the |
Karyotype |
