AP BIO UNIT 5 VOCAB

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Allele

Any of the alternative versions of a gene that may produce distinguishable phenotypic effects

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Asexual Reproduction

The generation of offspring from a single parent that occurs without the fusion of gametes. In most cases, the offspring are genetically identical to the parent

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Autosomes

A chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex; not a sex chromosome

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Carriers

In genetics, an individual who is heterozygous at a given genetic locus for a recessively inherited disorder.

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Chiasma

The x-shaped microscopically visible region where crossing over has occurred earlier in prophase I between homologous nonsister chromatids

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Clone

A lineage of genetically identical individuals or cells

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Crossing over

The reciprocal exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids during prophase I of meiosis

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Diploid cell

A cell containing two sets of chromosomes, one set is inherited from each parent

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Heterozygous

Having two different alleles for a given gene

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Hybridization

The mating, or crossing, of two true-breeding varieties

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Homozygous

Having two identical alleles for a given gene

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Fertilization

The union of haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote

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Karyotype

A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape

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Law of independent assortment

Mendel's second law, stating that each pair of alleles segregates, or assorts, independently of each other pair during gamete formation

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Genotype

The genetic makeup, or set of alleles, of an organism

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Haploid Cell

A cell containing only one set of chromosomes

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Law of Segregation

Mendel's first law, stating that the two alleles in a pair segregate into different gametes during gamete formation

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Linked Genes

Genes located close enough together on a chromosome that they tend to be inherited together

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Locus

A specific place along the length of a chromosome where a given gene is located

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Meiosis

A modified type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms consisting of two rounds of cell division but only one round of DNA replication. It results in cells with half the number of chromosome sets as the original cell

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P Generation

The true-breeding parent individuals from which F1 hybrid offspring are derived in studies of inheritance. P stands for parental

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Pedigree

A diagram of a family tree with conventional symbols, showing the occurrence of heritable characters in parents and offspring over multiple generations

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Phenotype

The observable physical and physiological traits of an organism, which are determined by its genetic makeup

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Recessive Allele

An allele whose phenotypic effect is not observed in a heterozygote

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Recombinant Chromsomes

A chromosome created when crossing over combines DNA from two parents into a single chromosome

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Sex Chromosomes

A chromosome responsible for determining the sex of an individual

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Sexual Reproduction

A type of reproduction in which two parents give rise to offspring that have unique combinations of genes inherited from both parents via the gametes

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Synapsis

The paring and physical connection of duplicated homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis

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Trait

One of two or more detectable variants in a genetic character

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True Breeding

Referring to organisms that produce offspring of the same variety over many generations of self-pollination

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Variation

Differences between members of the same species

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Wildtype

The phenotype most commonly observed in natural populations

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Zygote

The diploid cell produced by the union of haploid gametes during fertilization

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