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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| environment | the conditions and circumstances surrounding an organism |
| plant breeding | the selection and connection of seeds from desirable plants to encourage there traits in future plant production |
| enzymes | a large protein complex molecule produced by the body that stimulates or speeds up various chemical reactions without being used up itself an organic catalyst |
| yeast | a yellowish substance composed of microscopic unicellular fungi of the family saccharomycetacaceae that idnduces fermentation in juices, worts, doughs, and so forth |
| heredity | the traits that are passed to an offspring from the parents |
| law of segregation | a law, developed by Gregor Mendel in the nineteenth century |
| law of independent assortment | a law that states that factors genes for certain characteristics that are patent to the next generation and are separate from the other factors |
| cells | the ultimate functional unit of an organic structure, plant or animal. it consists of an microscopic mass of protoplasm that includes a nucleus surrounded by a membrane |
| vaccine | a substance that contains live, modified or dead organisms or their products that is inspected into an animal in an attempt to protect the host from a disease caused by that particular organism |
| antibiotic | germ killing substances produced by a bacterium or mold. |
| artificial insemination | the deposition of spermatozoa in the female genitalia by artificial rather than natural means |
| embryo transfer | the process of moving an embryo from a separate female an implanting it onto an inferior female |
| genetic code | the order in which four chemical constituents are arranged in huge molecules of DNA. |
| vertical gene transfer | the transfer of of genetic information from parents to offspring |
| DNA | a genetic protein like nucleic acid on plant into sections and growing a new plant and animal genes and chromosomes and controls inheritance |
| double helix | description of two spiral shaped strands of phosphoric acid and deoxyribose found within the nucleus of the cells |
| genetic engineering | is the direct manipulation of an organism |
| horizontal gene transfer | a process in which microbes are natural genetic engineers transferring genetic material between materials |
| gene splicing | the process in which fragments from one or more organisms are combined to recombinant DNA |
| rennin | a coagulate enzyme occurring particularly in the gastric juice of calves and also in some plants and lower animals |
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