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Vocabulary Word
Definition Other Things to Know…
The field of Biologydevoted to understanding how traits are passed from parents to offspring
Gregor Mendel-pioneer in genetics-crossed peas toshow how traitswere passed on
Genetics
• 22 pairs of chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes
Autosome
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A segment of DNAthat contains codingfor a protein – a unit of hereditary information
Found on chromosomes within the nucleus
Gene
• Founder of genetics (study of heredity)• Monk who lived in a monastery
Gregor Mendel
individuals who has one copy of a recessive allele – Does not express trait but they “carry” it
Carrier
• A family history that shows a trait that is inherited over several generations
Pedigree
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An allele that is masked by the presence of anotherallele for the sametrait
-Shown with a lower case letter(ex: a, t, g).-Will only be seen if both alleles for a traitare recessive.
Recessive
• Trait found on x or y chromosome
Sex-linked
• Both alleles for a gene are expressed in a heterozygous offspring– Neither allele is dominant or recessive – no blending!
Co-dominance
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The external (physical)appearance of an organism that is determined by theindividual’s genotype
Written as thePhysical Trait:
Brown hair, blue eyes, short, etc.
Phenotype
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The genetic makeupof an organism Written with the
letters of alleles:
Aa, TT, bb, etc.
Genotype
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Referring to a genepair in which the two alleles do notcode for the same trait
Written as: Aa
Heterozygous
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An organism that ishomozygous for a trait
Ex: AA or aa
Purebred
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An allele that masksthe presence ofanother allelefor the same trait
-Shown with a capital letter(ex: A, T, G).-Will always be seen if present.
Dominant
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The number of timesan event is expectedto happen dividedby the number of opportunities of an event to happen
Ex: dice, coin-flipping, chance of haveblue eyes, etc.
Probability
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An alternate formof a gene
(An alternate form of a trait.)
Ex: Everyonehas an eye color,but there are different types:blue, brown, etc.
Alleles
• A cross between two organisms where two genes are studied
Dihybrid Cross
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The transmission oftraits from parents to their offspring
Important for understanding reasons for ourappearance andstudy of geneticdiseases
Heredity
• Traits can be controlled by genes with three or more alleles.
Multiple Alleles
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A model used to establish the probabilities of theresults of a geneticcross
Mom’s allelesgo together on one side and Dad’s go togetheron the other.
PunnettSquare
• An individual of unknown genotype is crossed with a homozygous recessive individual to determine genotype
Test cross
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Law stating that pairs of genes separate in meiosisand each gamete receives one gene of a pair
Allows each parent to contribute half thechromosomes to produce offspringwith the full # ofchromosomes.
Law ofSegregation
• Pedigree - use only 2 alleles (ex. BB, Bb, bb), trait not found on a sex chromosome
Autosomal
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Referring to a genepair in which the two alleles code for the same trait
Written as:AA or aa
Homozygous
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A category withinwhich alternatecharacteristics can be observed
Examples of traits:
hair color, eye color,
height
Trait
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An organism thatis heterozygous for a trait
Ex: Aa
Hybrid
• When 2 or more alleles influence the phenotype– Results in a phenotype intermediate between the
dominant and recessive trait
Incomplete Dominance
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Law stating that pairs of genesseparate independently of one another in meiosis
The gene for eye color sorts separately from hair color, and skin color, etc…
Law ofIndependentAssortment