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Genetics
Question | Answer |
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reproduction requiring 2 parents; offspring are a genetic combination of both parents (diverse) | sexual Reproduction |
reproduction requiring only 1 parent; offspring are genetically identical (uniform) to parent. | asexual Reproduction |
a section of DNA on a chromosome that contains instructions for a specific trait | Gene |
genes that hide other genes that are present, and therefore that trait appears; represented by a capital letter | Dominant |
genes that will only appear when the dominant gene is NOT present; represented by a lower case letter | Recessive |
small structures inside the nucleus of cells that contain all genetic material | Chromosomes |
the passing of traits from parent to offspring | Heredity |
double helix strand found in chromosomes that is the genetic material/code of all organisms | DNA |
Number of chromosomes in all human cells (except sex cells) | 46 |
Number of chromosomes in human sex cells (sperm & eggs) | 23 |
offspring of sexual reproduction are ______ | diverse (different) |
offspring of asexual reproduction are ______ | uniform (same) |