BIO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Punnett Square, Mendelian Inheritance, Mutation

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Genes: code for proteins, units of inheritance, physically passed down from parents to offspring. Genotype: an org. s genes, can"t always be determined from phenotype. Punnett square: diagram used to determine prob. s of offspring having particular genotypes, given the genotypes of the parents. Can help predict child"s genotype & phenotype when pattern of inheritance (dominant or recessive) is known. For a particular gene of interest, can pass of recessive allele w/out showing any of its effects. Gametes: specialized reproductive cells that carry one copy of each chrom. (haploid) Eggs: female gametes: pass genetic info. to next generation. Haploid gametes: haploid: having only one copy of every chrom, fuse randomly during fertilization, generate genetically unique diploid zygotes. Zygote: cell capable of developing into an adult org, formed when an egg: fertilized by sperm. Embryo: early stage of dvlpmnt. reached when zygote undergoes cell division to form a multicellular structure.

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