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Mendel's Work/Heredity
Mendel's Work/Heredity
Probability and Heredity
Probability and Heredity
Which is Dominant?
100
heredity
Passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring.
100
trait
Characteristics an organism can pass on to its offspring through a gene
100

probability

A number that describes how likely an event will occur

100

heterozygous

2 different alleles for a trait

100

Which trait is dominant?  


cleft chin or no cleft 

Cleft Chin

200
genetics
The scientific study of heredity
200
fertilization
When a new organism begins to form from an egg and a sperm
200

Punnett square

A chart that shows how possible combinations of alleles will be formed

200
codominance
The condition where both alleles are fully expressed in an offspring resulting in a phenotype that is neither dominate or recessive
200

Which is Dominant?  


No dimples or dimples? 

Dimples

300
purebred
An organisms offspring that have the same traits
300
gene
the set of information that control a trait, a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
300

phenotype

An organisms physical traits that show up based on it's genetic make-up or combination of alleles

300
What is formed with 4 squares and the use of a capital and small letter?
What is formed is a punnett square
300

Which is Dominant?  


Brown eyes or blue eyes

Brown eyes

400
alleles
The different forms of a gene
400
dominant allele
The trait that always shows up in an organism when this type of allele is present
400

geneotype

Genetic make-up of an organism that causes it's physical appearance or it's phenotype

400
Messenger RNA
Copies the coded message from the DNA in the nucleus, and carries the message to the ribosome in the cytoplasm
400

Which is Dominant?  

No widows peak or a widows peak

Widows peak

500
recessive allele
An allele that is hidden when ever the dominant is present
500
hybrid
An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait.
500
homozygous
Two identical alleles for a trait
500
Transfer RNA
Carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein
500

Which is Dominant?  

Attached ear lobes or free earlobes


free earlobes