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Search Results for: maternal-effect gene

Definition noun, plural: maternal-effect genes (1) A gene from the mother's genome in which its phenotype in the zygote is... Read More

Definition noun, plural: maternal genes (1) A gene from the mother's genome in which its expression on the phenotype of the... Read More

Definition noun, plural: zygotic-effect genes (1) Any of the genes expressed in the early embryo. (2) Any of the genes... Read More

Independent Assortment Definition Independent assortment refers to the alleles or genes that sort into the newly formed... Read More

Definition noun (1) A kind of maternal-effect gene (as in bicoid gene) whose function is to code for products used for... Read More

Autosomes can be described as the non-sex chromosomes that play diverse roles in the human body like harboring genes for the... Read More

Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance The father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, reported his findings in 1860 that initially were... Read More

Definition noun, plural: torsos or torsi (anatomy) (1) The trunk of the animal body from where the head and the limbs... Read More

Phenotype refers to the observable characteristics of an organism as a multifactorial consequence of genetic traits and... Read More

What does imprinting mean? Have you watched the TV cartoon show “Tom and Jerry” with an episode of a duck and its... Read More

An embryo refers to the early developmental stage of a multicellular organism that follows fertilization. This stage... Read More

Definition noun A form of non-Mendelian inheritance in which a trait was transmitted from the parent to offspring through... Read More

Definition noun A form of non-Mendelian inheritance in which a trait was transmitted from the parent to offspring through... Read More

Definition noun A phenomenon in which the phenotype of the offspring depends on the source of the chromosome containing the... Read More

Embryology Definition Embryology is a branch of biology that deals with the topics concerning gamete formation... Read More

Punnett Square Definition A tool that helps to show all possible allelic combinations of gametes in a cross of parents with... Read More