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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. ethnicity. relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). encodes information through the order of sequence of nucleotides along each strand. gene. segment of DNA molecules.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary

  2. ethnicity • relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common

  3. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) • encodes information through the order of sequence of nucleotides along each strand

  4. gene • segment of DNA molecules

  5. phenotype • "the form that is shown"; it is the outward, physical appearance of a particular trait

  6. genotype • The genetic makeup of an organism as distinguished from its physical characteristics.

  7. dominant • the allele that expresses itself at the expense of an alternate allele; the phenotype that is expressed in the F1 generation from the cross of two pure lines

  8. recessive • an allele whose expression is suppressed in the presence of a dominant allele; the phenotype that disappears in the F1 generation from the cross of two pure lines and reappears in the F2 generation

  9. dot plots • a statistical chart consisting of group of data points plotted on a simple scale.

  10. histograms • A graph using rectangle bases on horizontal axis that have heights corresponding to the measurements.

  11. box plots • a graphic representation of a distribution by a rectangle, the ends of which mark the maximum and minimum values, and in which the median and first and third quartiles are marked by lines parallel to the ends.

  12. correlation • the degree to which two or more attributes or measurements on the same group of elements show a tendency to vary together.

  13. causation • anything that produces an effect

  14. appropriate quantities

  15. chain reaction • one nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more nuclear reactions.

  16. nucleus • Positively charged mass in center of atom, contains neutrons and protons.

  17. nuclear fission • nuclear reaction in which a nucleus splits into two smaller parts often creating a large output of energy.

  18. nuclear fusion • nuclear reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei join together or “fuse” to create one heavier nuclei.

  19. radiation • the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, through a medium or space, and absorbed by another body.

  20. collateral damage • destruction to objects that are not intended in the initial target.

  21. unconditional surrender • No guarantees to the party who is admitting defeat

  22. civil rights • rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. constitution and certain Congressional acts, especially as applied to an individual or a minority group.

  23. sit-in • a form of demonstration used by African Americans to protest discrimination in which the protesters sit down in a segregated business and refuse to leave until they are served

  24. affirmative action • a policy that seeks to correct the effects of past discrimination by favoring the groups who were previously disadvantaged

  25. civil disobedience • the citizens stopped following the segregation laws and protested for equal rights

  26. integration • Process of ending segregation by allowing all races to participate in all activities

  27. segregation • the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group

  28. boycott • To stop buying something to show a protest

  29. proton • a positively charged particle with mass similar to a neutron found in the nucleus of an atom

  30. neutron • particle having no charge with a mass similar to a proton found in the nucleus of an atom

  31. electron • a negatively charged particle with little mass found in an orbit around the nucleus

  32. electron cloud • the group of electrons revolving around the nucleus of an atom

  33. atomic number • the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons

  34. atomic mass • The mass of a given atom or molecule, expressed in atomic mass units.

  35. mass number • The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.

  36. devastation • to destroy or leave in ruins

  37. occupation • control of a country by a foreign military power

  38. annex • an addition that extends a main building

  39. anti-Semitism • discrimination or prejudice against the Jewish people

  40. edict • command by an authority which oppresses a certain group of people

  41. persecution • to oppress, harass, or treat unfairly due to religion, race, or a certain belief

  42. Typhus • an infectious disease, usually transmitted by lice or fleas, that causes fever, skin rash, and severe headaches

  43. internment camp • a prison like compound used for prisoners of war

  44. appeasement • practice of giving in to an aggressor nation's demands in order to keep peace

  45. genocide • Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

  46. liberators • Soldiers who freed the prisoners of internment camps

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