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Ch.3 Life Scienc (A)
Heredity and Genetics
Question | Answer |
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trait | characteristic |
inherited trait | trait that is passed from parents to their offspring |
heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
genetics | study of heredity |
sperm cell | male reproductive cell |
egg cell | female reproductive cell |
gamete | reproductive cell |
meiosis | type of cell division that produces gametes |
DNA | large molecule contained in chromsomes |
replication | process by which DNA is duplicated |
protein synthesis | process by which proteins are made |
RNA | molecule used in the making of proteins |
karyotype | organized display of an organism's chromosomes |
centromere | point of a chromosome where two parts meet |
genes | parts of a chromosome that control inherited traits |
allele | one of two or more forms of a particular gene |