Quizlet Ap Bio chapter 3

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  1. A site: carries amino acids
  2. Asexual reproduction: single parent passes all the genes to the offspring
  3. Autosomes: non-sex chromosomes
  4. Biotechnology: process of manipulating organisms
  5. Cancer: Mutations in genes inhibit cell division
  6. Dihybrid Cross: Cross with two characters
  7. DNA: adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
  8. DNA ligase: single- stranded DNA, sealed with enzymes
  9. dominant allele: fully expressed in offspring
  10. Double helix: twisted ladder with rigid rungs
  11. E site: Exit site
  12. Epistasis: ability of a gene location
  13. Fertilization: sperm fuses to the egg cell
  14. Gametes: meaning sperm and egg
  15. Gene cloning: Process to create significant sample of segments
  16. Gene thearpy: persons genes if that person possesses problem of gene kinds
  17. Genetic recombination: production of offspring with new gene from parents
  18. Genetics: study of heredity and variation
  19. Genomics: study of organism's entire genome
  20. Genotype: Organism's genetic make-up
  21. Hemophilia: having blood with inability to clot
  22. Heredity: transmission of traits from one generation to the next
  23. heterozygous: two different alleles for a trait
  24. Homologous Chromosomes: carry genes and control traits
  25. homozygous: two identical alleles for a particular trait
  26. hybridization: crossing of two true-breeding varities
  27. Karyotype: complete set of chromosomes
  28. life cycle: organism has a sequence of reproductive history through one generation
  29. linkage map: genetic map based on recombination
  30. Monohybrid Cross: cross with one character
  31. Mutations: alterations in the genetic material of the cell
  32. P site: carries polypeptide
  33. paternity: DNA fingerprinting
  34. phenotype: organism's physical traits
  35. Pleiotrophy: ability of gene to affect different traits
  36. recessive allele: no noticeable effect on offspring
  37. Recominants: new combinations of genes from parents
  38. ribosomes: made up of two subunits one large one small
  39. Sex Chromosomes: X and Y chromosomes
  40. Sexual reproduction: two parents contribute genes
  41. Sickle cell disease: mutant molecule that forms rods to lower blood levels
  42. Somatic Cell: Body cells of an organism
  43. Tay-Sachs disease: allele that codes for a dysfunctional enzyme to break down lipids
  44. Trait: heritable feature of an organism
  45. variation: difference in a trait