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Biology Chapter 11 Vocab
For 9th grade biology, these are the toughest words.
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Biology
9th Grade
11/10/2022

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Gametes
Definition
They are germ cells in our reproductive organs that develop into eggs or sperm
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Homologous Chromosomes
Definition
They are 2 chromosomes (1 from the mother and 1 from the father) that have the same length and general appearance
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Diploid Cells
Definition
These cells (somatic) have 2 copies of each chromosome, one from the mother and one from the father.
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Haploid Cells
Definition
These are cells (gametes) that have one copy of each chromosome
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Fertilization
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This occurs when the nuclei of the egg and sperm cell fuse to form one nucleus.
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Meiosis
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It is a form of nuclear division that divides a diploid cell into haploid cells.
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Traits
Definition
They are distinguishing characteristics that are inherited.
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Genetics
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It is the study of biological inheritance patterns and variation in organisms
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Genes
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It is a piece of DNA that provides a set of instructions to a cell to make a certain protein
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Law of Segregation
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It has 2 Key conclusions: 1. Organisms inherit 2 copies of each gene, one from each parent. 2. Organisms donate only one copy of each gene in their gametes, thus, the 2 copies of each gene separate during gamete formation
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Allele
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It is any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a specific locus
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Homozygous
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They describe 2 of the same alleles at a specific locus
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Heterozygous
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They describe 2 different alleles at a specific locus
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Genotype
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It typically refers to the genetic makeup of a specific set of genes
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Phenotype
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It is the physical characteristics or traits of an individual organism
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Principle of Dominance
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It states that one allele may be dominant over another allele.
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Punnett Sqaure
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It is a grid system for predicting all possible genotypes resulting from a cross
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Law of Independent Assortment
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It states that allele pairs separate independently of each other during gamete formation; or meiosis.
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Crossing Over
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It is the exchange of chromosome segments between homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 and helps to create even greater variation
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Incomplete Dominance
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Neither allele is completely dominant or completely recessive, so the heterozygous phenotype is somewhere between the 2 homozygous phenotypes
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Codominance
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You get a result where both alleles of a gene are expressed completely
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Multiple Alleles
Definition
Many genes have more than 2 possible alleles that can be inherited
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Polygenic Traits
Definition
2 or more genes interact to influence the phenotype.
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Tetrad
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The duplicated chromosomes condense and 4 homologous chromosomes pair up
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Hybrid
Definition
Offspring of crosses between different parents
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Probability
Definition
It is the likelihood that a particular event will happen. It predicts the average number of occurrences not the exact number of occurrences.
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