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Biology Inheritance

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TermDefinition
Environment Surrounding of an organism
Inherited Passed on to an organism from its parents
Cross Breed To produce a hybrid
Phenotype What an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
Variation Difference between things or organisms
Variety A set of plants that are in some way different from other members of the same species
Species A group of organisms that can reproduce with each other to produce an offspring that will also be able to reproduce
Resistant Not affected to eg. disease resistant to it.
Environment Factors Things in an environment that can change something about an organism
Gene A length of DNA that controls one inherited characteristic of an organism
Genetic Information The instructions that control your characteristics the instructions are found on genes
Meiosis Part of gamete formation. The diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid
Diploid An organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes.
Haploid An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.
Chromosome Any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
DNA A large molecule that contains genes
Gamete Sex cell
Characteristics The features of an organism
Breeding Mate two organisms of the same species to produce offspring
Breed Set of animals that are different from other members of the same species
Mitosis Cells are allowed to divide for growth and repairs that are needed in the organism
Genotype Set of traits
traits A distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature
Environment Factors Things in an environment that can change something about an organism
Selective Breeding When humans choose certain animals and plants that have useful characteristics and breed more of these organisms
Fertilisation Fusing a male sex cell with a female sex cell
stigma Part of the female reproductive organs in a plant. It is where pollen lands.
pollen The male sex cell (gamete) in plants.
Nuclei A specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters.
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