Genetics Review
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1.
Affected
Female
shaded circles
22.
Punnett Square
2.
Allele
variation in the gene sequence that can give
a different version of the trait.
3.
Cloning
making another organism with the exact
same genetic profile.
4.
Co-Dominant
both traits are expressed with the
heterozygous genotype
5.
Diploid
2 of every chromosome
6.
Down
Syndrome
trisomy 21
7.
Forty six
number of chromosomes in normal human
cell
23.
Sex Linked Traits
genes carried on the X or Y chromosome
8.
Gene
nucleotide base sequence that codes for a
particular protein
24.
Turner Syndrome
has only one X chromosome
25.
Type A
Can donate to Type A or Type AB
26.
Type AB
Can receive any Blood Type
27.
Type B
Can receive from Type B or Type O
28.
Type O
Can receive from only Type O
29.
Unaffected male
empty squares
30.
XX
female
31.
XY
male
32.
Y chromosome
carried in 1/2 of sperm DNA
9.
Genome
complete set of genetic information an
organism carries
10.
Haploid
1 of every chromsomes
11.
Heterozygous
Hh
12.
Homozygous
Dominant
HH
13.
Homozygous
Recessive
hh
14.
Inbreeding
mating organisms within the same breed or
species to produce offspring with the same
traits
15.
Incomplete
Dominance
A third blended phenotype is expressed with
the heterozygous genotype
16.
Independent
Assortment
genes found on different chromosomes
17.
Karyotype
photographed chromosomes in mitosis
arranged in order of size and banding
pattern
18.
Meiosis
4 genetically different haploid cells
19.
multiple
alleles
more than two allele versions for the gene
to produce greater variation in the genotype
and phenotype.
20.
Plasmid
vector to transfer genetic information from
one species to another
21.
Polygenic
Trait
Eye color