1. Genetics and Reproduction Vocabulary

2. Sexual reproduction
A form of reproduction that involves the fusion of both male and female cells (gametes) to create unique and different offspring. DNA exchange takes place

3. Asexual reproduction
A form of reproduction where only one parent is needed, and the offspring is an exact or identical copy of the parent. There is no exchange of DNA and no variety

4. Types of Asexual Reproduction: Binary Fission
When one cell splits into 2 parts and each new cell contains identical copies of DNA

5. Types of asexual reproduction: Budding
The formation of a growth of an organism that can separate and become a new individual organism

6. Why be asexual? Fast reproduction
Don’t have to spend time or energy looking for a mate
If you live in a place without a lot of mate options you don’t have to worry if you can reproduce
Lots of offspring (kids) in short period of time

7. Why reproduce sexually
Offspring will all be genetically different
The variation of offspring will allow them to survive in different situations and environments

8. Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
# of parents
1 (no gender or female)
2: male and female
Genes of offspring
Identical Clone of parent
Mixture of both parents
Time
Many kids very quickly
(minutes)
1 or few kids very slowly
(months)
Cells required
1 cell turns to 2
2 cells merge into 1
Why Beneficial
Fast, and no need for mates
Not a lot of energy
Offspring more likely to survive in different environements

9. DAY 2

10. Trait
A characteristic, quality, or feature of something

11. Inherited trait
traits that were inherited in an organism’s genes and DNA. They were received from their parents

12. Acquired Trait
A trait that is learned, acquired or developed by an organism- Not resulting from genes

13. Amputation (lost limb)
Inherited Vs. Acquired
Allergies
intelligence
Inherited
Acquired
Both
weight
Cancer
Height
Cold or flu
Eye color
Personality
Skin color
Talents
Blood Type ABO/AB
Amputation (lost limb)

14. DAY 3

15. Gene
a specific section of DNA that codes for a protein or a trait

16. Allele an alternative form of a gene (an option for a gene)
Gene= eye color
Allele= blue, green, brown, gray
Gene= Hairline
Allele= Striaght, widow’s peak

17. Dominant allele
The allele that will always show up in the Physical appearance if it is present
Represented by a capital letter (R)

18. Recessive Allele
The allele that will only show up in the phenotype if there is not dominant allele
Represented by a lowercase letter (r)

19. Genotype
The combination of alleles- or the genes an organism possesses
3 possibilities
Two dominant (1 from Dad 1from mom= RR)
Two Recessive (1 from Dad 1 from mom = rr)
1 of each (1 from either mom or dad Rr)

20. Phenotype
The physical appearance of an organism’s genes