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genetics vocab
its about genetics
Question | Answer |
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Heredity | the passing of genetics from parent to offspring |
asexual | formed by, characterized by, or being a process of reproduction that does not involve the combining of male and female germ cells |
reproduce | to produce another living thing of the same kind |
gene | a unit of DNA that is usually located on a chromosome and that controls the development of one or more traits and is the basic unit by which genetic information is passed from parent to offspring |
DNA | a large organic molecule that carries genetic information in the chromosomes and resembles a twisted ladder |
chromosomes | one of the rod-shaped or threadlike structures of a cell nucleus that contain genes and divide when the cell divides |
dominant trait | the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred |
recessive trait | a trait that is only apparent when two recessive alleles for the same characteristic is inherited |