Genes
A gene that only shows up in a person if it has two copies of the gene
recessive
Differences in traits from person to person are known as this...
variations
When a cell splits into two genetically identical cells
Binary Fission
Sharing of genetic information by bacteria that are already formed
Bacterial Conjugation
The percentage of your DNA that comes from your mother.
50%
When a person carries a recessive and dominant copy of a gene
heterozygous
A trait that is either one type or another.
Discrete varaition/trait
A type of reproduction where a bud develops on the parent, causing a new organism to grow
Budding
A type of plant that produces seeds in cones
gymnosperms
Promoting natural selection is an advantage to this reproductive strategy.
sexual reproduction
The name of the letters that we use to represent genes passed from parents to children
Allele
A trait that has a range of possibilities in their offspring.
continuous variation/trait
A type of reproduction that happens from the meristem of a root.
vegetative reproducation
A type of reproduction used by mold cells
Zygospores
A type of fertilization style that is done by mammals, birds, and insects
internal fertilization
The visual expression of a set of genes
phenotype
A type of visual organizer to help see how parents pass their genes to their children
Punnett square
A reproductive strategy used by fungi
Asexual Spores
A type of plant that produces seeds in fruit
angiosperm
A type of reproduction that requires a mate.
sexual reproduction
The organization of alleles that you carry at the gene level (can't see)
geneotype
The study of how nature and nurture affect you.
epigenetics
A strategy that potatoes use to reproduce
runners
When eggs and sperm unite outside of the body
external fertilization
A type of change in your DNA that can be caused by radiation
mutation