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Heredity

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TermDefinition
ALLELES ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF A GENE THAT GOVERNS A CHARACTERISTIC
ARTIFICIAL SELECTION THE HUMAN PRACTICE OF BREEDING ANIMALS/PLANTS THAT HAVE CERTAIN DESIRED TRAITS
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION Reproduction that does not involve 2 sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
BIOTECHNOLOGY The use and application I'm living things and biological processes
CELL CYCLE The life cycle of the cell
CHROMOSOMES In a eukaryotic Cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that is made up of DNA and protein In the Prokaryotic Cell the ring of DNA
CLONE an organism, sell, or piece of genetic material that is genetically identical to 1 from which is derived; to make a genetic duplicate
CODOMINANCE a condition in which two alleles artist: best such that the phenotype of a heterozygous individual is a combination of the phenotypes of the two homozygous parents
CYTOKINESES the division of the cytoplasm of the cell
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid, molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains information that determines the traits that living thing inherits and needs to live
DOMINANT in genetics, describes and allele that is fully expressed whenever the allele is present in an individual
FERTILIZATION the union of a male and female gamete to form zygote
GENES 1 set of instructions for an inherited trait
GENETIC ENGINEERING a technology in which the genome of a living cell is modified for medical or industrial use
GENOTYPE the entire genetic makeup of an organism also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits
HEREDITY The passing of genetic material from parent to offspring
HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and structure
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