Section 10.1 vocab
Heredity-The passing of characteristics from parent offspring
Trait-Characteristics that inherited
Genetics-The branch of biology that studied heredity
Gamete-Produce male and female sex cells
Fertilization-Male gamete unites with the female gamete
Zygote-A fertilized cell that develops into a seed
Pollination-Female reproductive organ in a plant
Hybrid-Offspring of parents that have different forms of traits
Allele-Different gene forms
Dominant-Observed traits
Recessive-Traits that disappeared
Law of segregation-States that every individual has two alleles each gene
Phenotype-The way an organism looks and behaves
Genotype-Combination an organism contains
Homozygous-Alleles that have the same traits
Heterozygous-Alleles that differ from each other
Law of independent assortment-Seed shape and seed color are inherited by each other
Section 10.2 vocab
Diploid-A cell with two of each kind of chromosome
Haploid-A cell containing one of each kind
Homologous chromosome-The two chromosomes of each pair in a diploid
Meiosis-Gametes containing half the number of chromosomes as there parents
Sperm- Male gametes
Egg-Female gametes
Sexual reproduction-Production of subsequent fusion of haploid sex cells
Crossing over- When chromosomes can break and exchange genetic material
Genetic recombination-Independent segregation of homologous chromosomes
Nondisjunction-Homologous chromosomes that separate properly during meiosis
Heredity-The passing of characteristics from parent offspring
Trait-Characteristics that inherited
Genetics-The branch of biology that studied heredity
Gamete-Produce male and female sex cells
Fertilization-Male gamete unites with the female gamete
Zygote-A fertilized cell that develops into a seed
Pollination-Female reproductive organ in a plant
Hybrid-Offspring of parents that have different forms of traits
Allele-Different gene forms
Dominant-Observed traits
Recessive-Traits that disappeared
Law of segregation-States that every individual has two alleles each gene
Phenotype-The way an organism looks and behaves
Genotype-Combination an organism contains
Homozygous-Alleles that have the same traits
Heterozygous-Alleles that differ from each other
Law of independent assortment-Seed shape and seed color are inherited by each other
Section 10.2 vocab
Diploid-A cell with two of each kind of chromosome
Haploid-A cell containing one of each kind
Homologous chromosome-The two chromosomes of each pair in a diploid
Meiosis-Gametes containing half the number of chromosomes as there parents
Sperm- Male gametes
Egg-Female gametes
Sexual reproduction-Production of subsequent fusion of haploid sex cells
Crossing over- When chromosomes can break and exchange genetic material
Genetic recombination-Independent segregation of homologous chromosomes
Nondisjunction-Homologous chromosomes that separate properly during meiosis