STAAR Biology: Mechanisms of Genetics

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  1. allele
    any of the forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus
  2. breed
    cause to procreate (animals)
  3. chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
  4. DNA
    material that carries genetic information in a cell
  5. dominant
    most frequent or common
  6. gamete
    a mature sexual reproductive cell
  7. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
  8. genetic
    relating to the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  9. genetics
    the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  10. genome
    the full DNA sequence of an organism
  11. genotype
    the particular alleles present in an organism
  12. heredity
    the transmission of genetic factors to the next generation
  13. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  14. inherit
    receive from a predecessor
  15. meiosis
    cell division that produces reproductive cells
  16. mitosis
    the process by which a cell divides into two new cells
  17. mutation
    a change or alteration in form or qualities
  18. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person or organism
  19. phenotype
    observable characteristics produced by genes and environment
  20. recessive
    of or pertaining to a recession
  21. replication
    the act of making copies
  22. reproduction
    the act of making copies
  23. RNA
    a nucleic acid that helps synthesize proteins and transmit genetic data
  24. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  25. transcription
    something written, copied from one medium to another
Created on Wed Apr 28 13:55:07 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 28 13:55:23 EDT 2021)

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