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Genetics
Gentics vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| heredity | the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring |
| *asexual | |
| *reproduction | |
| gene | one set of instructions for an inherited trate |
| DNA (deoxyribonucleic Acid | a molecle 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 |
| *egg cell | |
| 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 | the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bread |
| recessive trait | a trait that is apparent only when two recessive allies for the same characteristic are inherited |
| alleles | one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic such as hair color |
| genotype | |
| phenotype | |
| meiosis | |
| mitosis | |
| *Sperm cell |