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Bio Unit 4 Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cancer | Uncontrolled cell production. |
| Chromosome | Structure containing genetic information (DNA) that is found in the nucleus. |
| Dominant Gene | The gene that is always expressed. |
| Egg | Female sex cell. |
| Gene | Part of a chromosome; instructions for a protein. |
| Genetics | Study of how traits are passed from parent to child. |
| Genotype | Gene pair represented as letters. (Tt, GG, ff) |
| Heterozygous | Inheriting 2 different genes. (Tt) |
| Homozygous | Inheriting 2 of the same genes. (GG) |
| Meiosis | Process of making sex cells with half the number of chromosomes. |
| Mitosis | Process of making 2 identical cells. |
| Phenotype | how an organism looks, physical appearance. |
| Recessive Gene | The gene covered by the dominant gene. |
| Sperm | Male sex cell. |
| Trait | A characteristic. |