Animal Bio Chapter 21: Genetic Inheritance

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Chromosomes

Where most genetic material is stored

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Diploid

2 sets of chromosomes; most animals (and humans) have this

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Homologous Chromosomes

Two chromosomes of the same type

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Gene

Segment of DNA that determines an inherited trait; encode proteins, which determine our inherited traits

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Alleles

Different versions of the same gene; can be dominant or recessive with dominant as uppercase and recessive as lowercase

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Genotype

Homozygous Dominant (2 dominant), Homozygous Recessive (2 recessive), and Heterozygous (2 different alleles)

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Phenotype

Describes appearence of a genotype

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Gametes

Get one copy of each gene