Key Terms Related to Mendel's Experiments and Heredity

Key Terms Related to Mendel's Experiments and Heredity

This text highlights key terms important for the study of Mendel’s experiments & the laws of probability; characteristics & traits; and laws of inheritance. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.

Topics

  • aneuploidy
  • autosome
  • centimorgan
  • cM
  • map unit
  • Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
  • chromosome inversion
  • euploid
  • homologous recombination
  • karyogram
  • karyotype
  • monosomy
  • nondisjunction
  • nonparental (recombinant) type
  • paracentric
  • parental types
  • pericentric
  • polyploidy
  • recombination frequency
  • translocation
  • trisomy
  • X inactivation