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Genetics

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Phenotype An organisms appearance or other detectable characteristic
Meiosis a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus which results in the production of sex cells
Mitosis In Eukaryotic cells, a process of the cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes
Gene One set of instructions for an inherited trait
Heredity The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring
Genotype The entire genetic make up of an organism: also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits
Recessive Trait A trait that is apparent only when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic are inherited
Trait A genetically determined characteristic
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live
Allele One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color
Chromosomes In a Eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the Nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein: in a prokaryotic cell the main ring of DNA
Dominant Trait A trait that will appear in the offspring if one of the parents contributes it.
Sperm Cell A male reproductive cell of animals and plants that can unite with an egg cell to form a new individual cell
Egg Cell A female reproductive cell of animals and plants that can unite with a sperm cell to form a new individual
Reproduction The process by which living things produce offspring
Asexual Formed by, characterized by, or being a process of reproduction that does not involve the combining of male and female germ cells
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