Cell division
Process that allows organisms to regenerate.
What is Mitosis?
An allele that is expressed in the organism.
What is a dominant gene/allele?
A change in genetic material.
What is Mutation?
Word to describe a cell with 23 pairs of chromosomes.
What is haploid?
The last phase in cell division.
What is Telophase?
An allele that is carried but not expressed.
What is recessive allele/gene?
Structure in the nucleus that contains genes and DNA.
What is a Chromosome?
Word to describe a cell that has 46 pairs of chromosomes.
What is Diploid?
Process in which cell membrane splits.
What is cytokinesis?
A diagram that shows possible genes of offspring.
What is a Punnett square?
Genes that an individual has.
What is Genotype?
Similar alleles. (two dominant or two recessive)
What is Homozygous alleles?
Thread-like structures that shorten to become chromosomes.
What are chromatins?
The process that happens in meiosis that causes genetic variation in chromosomes.
What is Crossing Over?
Characteristics that can be seen in an individual.
What is Phenotype?
Different alleles. (One dominant, one recessive)
What are Heterozygous genes?
Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell in this phase.
What is metaphase?
Caused by the inheritance of two recessive alleles.
What is Monohybrid recessive inheritance?
A condition resulting from an extra chromosome from the mother.
What is Down syndrome?
When characters from both parents are expressed equally.
What is Incomplete dominance?