WIS Biology Unit 6 Vocab

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  1. heredity
    the transmission of genetic factors to the next generation
  2. genetics
    the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  3. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  4. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  5. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
  6. allele
    any of the forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus
  7. dominant gene
    gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical
  8. recessive gene
    gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
  9. phenotype
    observable characteristics produced by genes and environment
  10. genotype
    the particular alleles present in an organism
  11. homozygous
    having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
  12. heterozygous
    having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
  13. law of independent assortment
    each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random
  14. meiosis
    cell division that produces reproductive cells
  15. gamete
    a mature sexual reproductive cell
  16. haploid
    (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes
  17. diploid
    an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell
  18. crossing over
    the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
  19. polygenic
    of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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