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Question | Answer |
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mutation | a change in a gene or chromosome |
genetic engineering | the transfer of a gene from the DNA of one organism into another |
clone | an organisn that is genetically indentical to the organism when it was produced |
carrier | a person who has on recessive alle for a trait, but does not have a trait |
selective breeding | the process of selecting a FEW organisms with desired traits to serve parents of the next generation |
chromosome | a doubled rod of condensed chromatin |
inbreeding | a selective breeding method in which TWO individuals with indentical or similar sets of alles are crossed |
pedigree | a chert or family tree that tracks which members of a family having a particular trait |
punnet square | a chart that shows alll the possible combinations of alles that can result from a genetic cross |
cytosine | always pairs with guanine |
adenine | always pairs with thymine |
thymine | paired up with adenine in DNA sequences |
stem cells | one of the human bodys master cells with the ability to grow into any one of the bodys cell type |
deoxyribonucleic acid | the genetic material that carries information about an organism and its passing from parents to offspring |
guanine | pairs up with cytosine |
meiosis | the process that occurs in the formation of sex cells |