PSYC2010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rh Blood Group System, Fetus, Teratology
6 Mar 2016
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Phenotypes the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. Genotype the genetic constitution of an individual organism. Dna deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. Mitosis a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth. Gene a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring. Gametes a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. Crossing over the exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes, resulting in a mixture of parental characteristics in offspring.
