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20 Cards in this Set
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Phenotype
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the physical appearance
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genotype
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the genetic makeup
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homozygous
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same type of traits
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heterozygous
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same as hybrid; 2 different alleles
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inc. dominance
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both parents traits blend together to make a new phenotype`
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co-dominance
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both parents traits show up in the offspring
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alleles
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different forms of a gene for a given trait
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heredity
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passing of traits form parent to offspring
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chromosomes
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carry the genes for traits that are passed on to the offspring
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genetics
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the study of heredity
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punnett square
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genetics tool that helps to find the chance that a given trait will show in an offspring
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probability
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the change (in %) that a trait may show in an offspring
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mitosis (how many daughter cells, how many times it goes through process, how many chromosomes)
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the process of producing new body cells; goes through process once, produces 2 new daughter cells; whole number of chromosomes
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meiosis (how many daughter cells, how many times it goes through process, how many chromosomes)
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the process of producing new sex cells; half the number of chromosomes; goes through process twice; produces 4 new daughter cells
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gametes
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another term for reproductive cells
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fertilization
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occurs when two gamerts join to produce a new organism. The new cell that is formed after fertilization is called a zygote
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haploid
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the term given to a cell with half the number of chromosomes, such as a reproductive
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diploid
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it the term given to a cell with the total number of chromosomes such as a body cell
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Gregor Mendel
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is known as the Father of genetics for recording his findings on heredity while growing pea plants
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Walter sutton
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ceated the “chromosome theroy of heeereidy whel he studied the movement of chromosomes during the formation of grasshoppers reproductive cells
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