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Vocabulary Presentat
Module Thirteen Lesson Three Pathway Three Activity
Term | Definition |
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DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
Double Helix | Looks like a spiral staircase |
Adenine | Nitrogen base that pairs with Thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA |
Thymine | Nitrogen base that pairs with Adenine |
Cytosine | Nitrogen base that pairs with Guanine |
Guanine | Nitrogen base that pairs with Cytosine |
Uracil | Nitrogen base that pairs with Adenine in RNA |
Gene | part of DNA that controls a trait |
Crossing Over | Exchange of genetic material that causes genetic variation |
Independent Assortment | Random alignment of chromosomes that further increases genetic variation |
Asexual reproduction | Using mitosis to reproduce |
Sexual reproduction | Using fertilization and the process of meiosis to reproduce |
Dominant | A trait that is shown over recessive |
Recessive | A trait that is hidden when their is a dominant trait |
Alleles | Form of a gene |