Biomedical Key Terms 3.3.1 questions and answers

Biomedical Key Terms 3.3.1
questions and answers
1. Allele - answer Any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur
at a given locus.


Autosome - answer A chromosome that is not directly involved in
determining sex, as opposed to a sex chromosome.


Chromosome - answer Any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus
that contain the genetic material.


Dominant trait - answer A genetic trait is considered dominant if it is
expressed in a person who has only one copy of the gene associated with the
trait.


Gene - answer A discrete unit of hereditary information.


Genetic Material - answer Molecules responsible for heredity and variation of
organisms.


Genotype - answer All or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or
group.


Heredity - answer The transmission of traits from ancestor to descendant.


Homologous Chromosomes - answer Chromosomes having the same or
allelic genes with genetic loci usually arranged in the same order.


Karyotype - answer A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by
size and shape.