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Genetics unit 6

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Members of a chromosome pair   Homologous chromosomes  
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The mixture of DNA and protein that makes up a chromosome   Chromatin  
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The point at which sister chromatids are attached to each other   Centromere  
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The process in which genes, or parts of DNA, are transferred from one organism to another   Genetic engineering  
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The passing of traits from parents to offspring   Heredity  
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A DNA molecule formed by combining pieces of DNA from more than one species   Recombinant DNA  
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A group of genetically identical cells that usually contains identical recombinant DNA molecules   Clone  
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A living thing whose DNA has been altered by addition or deletion of genes.   GMO genetically modified organisms  
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The combination of a nitrogen base, sugar, and phosphate molecules that form a subunit of the DNA chain.   Nucleotide  
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The mating of closely related individuals   Inbreeding  
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A nucleic acid made up of nucleotides that contain ribose as the as the sugar rather than the deoxyribose found in DNA   RNA ribonucleic acid  
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Small loops of DNA that exist in bacteria along with the typical long strands of chromosomal DNA   Plasmids  
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The total genetic material of an organism   Genome  
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The process in which DNA molecules make exact duplicates   Replication  
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The weaker of two traits   Recessive trait  
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Bred from same parents of the same variety   Purebred  
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Contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced   Transgenic  
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