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Genetics Vocabulary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GENETICS VOCABULARY

ALEXIS BUELL PERIOD 4
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TRAITS

PHYSICAL TRAITS THAT YOU HAVE FROM A PARENT.
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HEREDITY

TRAITS THAT ARE INHERITED FROM MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

INVOLVES SPECIAL CELLS,SPERM,AND EGG,CALLED GAMETES. CONTAINS 23 UNPAIRED CHROMOSOMES EACH
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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Reproduction occurring without the sexual union of the male and female body.
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GENES

The basic unit of heredity

CHROMOSOMES

Any of serval threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin

DNA

The set of nongenetic traits, qualities, or features that are characterize

GENOTYPE

The sum total of gens transmitted from parent to offspring

PHENOTYPE

The appearance of an organism

ALLELE

Any of serval forms of a gene