Advanced Genetics Vocabulary Practice

different forms of a gene

• Asexual Reproduction

• Alleles

• Chromosomes

• DNA

type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it does not involve the fusion of gametes, and almost never changes the number of chromosomes

• Asexual Reproduction

• Alleles

• Chromosomes

• DNA

threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes

• Asexual Reproduction

• Alleles

• Chromosomes

• DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information

• Asexual Reproduction

• Alleles

• Chromosomes

• DNA

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring

• Dominant Trait

• F1 Generation

• Genes

• Female sex chromosomes

XX

• Dominant Trait

• F1 Generation

• Genes

• Female sex chromosomes

an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present

• Dominant Trait

• F1 Generation

• Genes

• Female sex chromosomes

the first generation of offspring obtained from an experimental cross of two organisms

• Dominant Trait

• F1 Generation

• Genes

• Female sex chromosomes

passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another

• Heredity

• Gregory Mendel

• Genetics

• Genotype

genetic makeup of an organism

• Heredity

• Gregory Mendel

• Genetics

• Genotype