when one allele is not completely dominate over another
What is incomplete dominance
100
each of the chromosomes from the male parent have a corresponding chromosome from the female parent
What is homologous chromosomes
100
number of cellular divisions occuring in both mitosis and meiosis
What is
Mitosis - 1
Meiosis - 2
200
this rule states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
What is the principle of dominance
200
organisms that have two different alleles for the same gene
What is heterozygous
200
a gene with more than two alleles
What are multiple alleles
200
number of complete sets of inherited chromosomes and sets of genes are there in most adult organisms' diploid cells
What is 2
200
number of daughter cells produced by both mitosis and meiosis
What is
2 for mitosis
4 for meiosis
300
The things that an individuals characteristics are determined by
What are factors passed from one parental generation to the next
300
True or False - two organisms may share the same phenotype but have different genotypes
True
300
traits controlled by two or more genes
What are polygenic traits
300
the process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
What is meiosis
300
in which process does the chromosome number reduce by half?
What is meiosis
400
When the alleles for each gene segregate from each other so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene
What is gamete formation
400
best way to predict the outcome of a genetic cross by a drawing
What is making a punnett square
400
True or False - the characteristics of any organism are determined solely by the genes that organism inherits
False
400
the structure which contains four chromatids
What is a tetrad
400
Fill in the blank:
_____ results in the production of two genetically identical diploid cells, whereas _____ produces four genetically different haploid cells
What is mitosis, meiosis
500
A particular organism that is studied in great detail as a representative of other organisms that are like it
What is a model system
500
Genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes
What is the principle of independent assortment
500
These can affect gene expression and influence genetically determined traits
What is environmental conditions
500
name of an egg after it is fertilized
What is a zygote
500
If this does not occur in sexually reproducing animals then the fetus is a male