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module seven vocabul
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| Question | Answer |
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| Genetics. | The science that studies how characteristics get passed from parent to offspring. |
| Genetic factors. | The general guideline traits determined by a person's DNA. |
| Enviromental factors | Those nonbiological factors that are involved in a person's surroundings such as the nature of the person's parents,friends,and behavvioral choices. |
| Spiritual factors. | The factors in a person's life that are determined by the quality of his or her relationship with God. |
| Gene. | A section of DNA that codes for the production of a protein,thereby causing a trait. |
| Messenger RNA. | The RNA that performs transcription. |
| Anticodon. | A three-nucleotide base sequence on tRNA. |
| Codon. | A sequence of three nucleotide bases on mRNA that refers to a specific type of amino acid. |
| Chromosome. | DNA coiled around and supported by proteins,found in the nucleus of the cell. |
| Mitosis. | A process of asexual reproduction in eukaryotic cells. |
| Interphase. | The time interval between cellular reproduction. |
| Centromere. | The region that joins two sister chromatids. |
| Mother cell. | A cell ready to begin reproduction,containing duplicated DNA centrioles. |
| karyotype. | The figure produced when the chromosomes of a speices during metaphase are arranged according to their homologous pairs. |
| Diploid cell. | A cell with chromosomes that come in homologous pairs. |
| Haploid cell. | A cell that has only one represenative of each chromosome pair. |