Category: Genetics

What is genetics? Genetics is the study of inherited traits and their variation. What is Heredity? Heredity is the transmission of traits and biological information between generations, and genetics is the study of how traits Read more…

allele Form of a gene. Each characteristic has two alleles. recessive trait that will only appear in the phenotype if organism inherits two of them; covered up by the dominant gene gamete sex cell; sperm Read more…

hybrid An organism that has two different alleles for a trait. dominant An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when it is present. gene The set of information that controls a trait; Read more…

Recessive trait weaker trait chromosomes threadlike strands inside of nucleus, made of DNA. DNA chemical that genes and chromosomes are made of genes controls the trait of an organism dominant trait the strong trait that Read more…

Gene (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain Allele Alternative form of a gene Trait A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes. Read more…

Probability ________ is the measure of the likeliness that an event will occur.[1] ________ is quantified as a number between 0 and 1 (where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty). Pedigree A family tree Read more…

heredity the study of the inheritance of traits dominant/dominance when one gene expresses itself over another (the former gene)/one gene masking another’s expression phenotype your behavior and physical appearance /physical characteristics of an organism genotype Read more…

Gregor Mendel Father of genetics, discovered genetics by studying pea plants traits characteristics passed from parents to offspring heredity the passing of traits from parents to offspring genetics the scientific study of heredity chromosomes located Read more…

Genomics field of genetics that attempts to understand the content, organization, function, and evolution of genetic information contained in whole genomes. Structural genomics Studies the organization and sequence of genetic information contained within a gene Read more…

Heredity Passing of traits from parents to offspring Genetics Branch of biology that studies heredity Monohybrid Cross A cross between individuals that involves one pair of contrasting traits True-Breeding All of the offspring display only Read more…

Every living thing needs a set of instructions that are necessary to live and grow. Where are these instructions found? DNA What does DNA encode? protein DNA is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid The twisted Read more…

DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid; The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. Gene A segment of DNA found on a chromosome that determines the inheritance of a particular Read more…

genetics The scientific study of heredity Gregor Mendel Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) trait specific physical characteristic Read more…

Gene a heritable factor that controls a specific characteristic. Allele one specific form of a gene, differeing from other alleles by one or a few bases only and occupying the same locus as other alleles Read more…

Transmission genetics Deals with how genes and genetic traits are transmitted from generation to generation and how genes recombine Molecular genetics Deals with molecular structure and function of genes. Analysing the molecular events involved in Read more…

alleles one of two or more different genes that code for similar proteins at the same locus on the chromosome. asexual reproduction no gametes are involved. It is just cellular division (mitosis); the offspring are Read more…

Gregor Mendel What is the name of the monk who developed the Genetic Theory? Genes Traits are passed from parents to offspring by what hereditary material? DNA What is the basic molecule that makes up Read more…

Genetics The study of genes and their heredity Gene Segments of DNA that are information/ instructions for one trait Heredity The way genes are passed down (generations) Blending Theory of Inheritance The main theory of Read more…

allele Any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given point on a chromosome. asexual reproduction Any type of reproduction that produces offspring without mating or fertilization. chromosome A DNA-containing Read more…

What does heredity do to human life? Heredity affects many of our physical features as well as our susceptibility to many diseases and disorders. Genetics contributes to advances in agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and medicine and is Read more…