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Genetics
Gentics vocab
Question | Answer |
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heredity | the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring |
*asexual | |
*reproduction | |
gene | one set of instructions for an inherited trate |
DNA (deoxyribonucleic Acid | a molecle that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live |
*egg cell | |
chromosomes | in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA |
dominant trait | the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bread |
recessive trait | a trait that is apparent only when two recessive allies for the same characteristic are inherited |
alleles | one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic such as hair color |
genotype | |
phenotype | |
meiosis | |
mitosis | |
*Sperm cell |