Genetics & Heredity (Ch. 5) Test Study List
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Make sure you are familiar with the following terms and related information (both definition and application). For many of these terms, you will need to be able to identify examples.
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Genetics
Heredity Heterozygous Homozygous Allele Dominant Recessive Genotype Phenotype Haploid Diploid Gametes Homologous chromosomes Gregor Mendel Incomplete Dominance |
· Punnett Squares (both working and analyzing results)
· MeiosisChromosome Number reduced by 1/2
occurs in sex cells Results in 4 cells Cells are haploid
Example: A Gray Fox has 66 chromosomes in its blood cells. Therefore, it would have 33 chromsomes in its sex cells.
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