Genetics
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cella123456789 on February 2, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mitosis | When new body cells are formed |
| Meiosis | The process that occurs in the formation of sex cells(egg+sperm) by which the nuber of chromosomes is reduced by half |
| Phenotyple | An organim's physical apperance, or visible traits |
| Genotype | An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations |
| Heterozygus | Have two different alleles for a trait |
| Gamete | A mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote |
| Trait | A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes |
| Gene | A set of information that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait |
| Allele | The different forms of a gene |
| Genetics | The scientific study of heredity |
| Sex Chromosomes | A pair of chromosomes carrying genes that determine whether a person is a male or female |
| Homozygus | Have two identical alleles for a trait |
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