Flashcards
Chromosomes
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- 1AlleleAny of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus
- 2LocusThe specific location of a gene, DNA sequence, or position on a chromosome.
- 3Autosomea chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex as opposed to a sex chromosome
- 4Chromosomeany of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contain the genetic material
- 5Dominant traita genetic trait is considered dominant if it is expressed in a person who has only one copy of the gene associated with the trait
- 6GeneA discrete unit of hereditary information
- 7Genetic materialMolecules responsible for heredity and variation of organisms
- 8GenotypeAll of part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group
- 9HeredityThe transmission of traits from ancestor to descendant
- 10Homologous chromosomeschromosomes having the same allelic genes with genetic loci usually arranged in the same order
- 11Karyotypea display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape
- 12MeiosisThe cellular process that results in the number of chromosomes in gamete producing cells being reduced to one half
- 13MitosisA process that takes place in the nucleus of a dividing cell, involves a series of steps and results in the formation of two new nuclei with the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
- 14MutationA rare change in the genetic material ultimately creating genetic diversity
- 15Pedigreea diagram of a family tree showing the occurrence of heritable characteristics in parents and offspring over multiple generations
- 16Phenotypethe observable properties of an organism that are produced by the interaction of the genotype and the environment
- 17Recessive traita condition that appears only in individuals who have received a copy of the recessive gene from each parent
- 18Sex chromosomeone of the pair o chromosomes responsible for determining the sex of an induvidual
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- FlashCards sobre Chromosomes, criado por aebuffington99 em 17-04-2015.
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