| A | B |
|---|
| Replication | process to copy DNA |
| Haploid | half the number of chromosomes in sex cells |
| Diploid | 2N number of chromosomes in all body cells |
| Daughter Cells | formed from a parent cell |
| Meiosis | a double division to produce sex cells, n |
| Somatic cells | body cell |
| Sex Cells | egg and sperm |
| Fertilization | egg and sperm join together to form a new diploid, 2n cell |
| Karyotype | A picture of all the chromosomes of an organism. |
| gender | Either male or female |
| male sex chromosomes | XY |
| sex linked characteristic | A trait found on the XY chromosome |
| Uracil | Only found in RNA, a single strand of DNA |
| Protein synthesis | makeing protein, DNA codes for this |
| Genotype | two letters that represent traits |
| Phenotype | what someone looks like |
| Homozygous dominant | HH |
| Heterozygous | Hh |
| Homozygous recessive | hh |
| % chance | probability of a trait showing up |
| Haploid | 23 or n number of chromosomes |
| Diploid | 46 or 2n number of chromosomes |
| mutation | a change to the codes of DNA |
| cancer | caused by a mutation in cell reproduction, creating abnormal cells |
| sexual reproduction | Process of Meiosis forming sex cells, creates 4 daughter cells |
| asexual reproduction | process of Mitosis that creates 2 identical cells |
| trait | a characteristic found in an organism |
| genetics | study of heredity or traits |
| Punnett Square | 4 squares that give the possible traits |
