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genetics
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Term | Definition |
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heredity | the passing of genetic traits from parent to the offspring |
asexual | |
reproduction | |
gene | one set of instructions for an inherited trait |
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 |
egg cell | |
sperm 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 bred |
recessive trait | |
alleles | |
genotype | |
phenotype | |
meiosis | |
mitosis |