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Genetics Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sexual Reproduction | The processs is which two parents pass in their genes to create offspring |
| Asexual Reproduction | The process in which only one parent passes on its genetic information to create offspring = cloning |
| Recessive | The trait is inheirited only if the offspriing inheirits 2 copies of the allele for that trait (represented in lower case letters) |
| Dominant | The trait is inheirited as long as the offspring recieves at least one copy of the allele for that trait (represented with capitol letters) |
| Chromosomes | A long piece of DNA that contains many genes |
| DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) | A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of. |
| Feature | A characteristic that all members of a species have |
| Trait | A specific characteristic of an indivisual organisms |
| Variation | Any difference in traits between individual organisms |
| Function | How something works |
| Protein Molecules | A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms |
| Structure | The way something is shaped or constructed |
| Gene | An instruction for making a protein molecule |
| Gene version (aka = Allele) | A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule |
| Mutation | A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait |
| Heterozygous | Having gene versions that are different |
| Homozygous | Having gene versions that are the same |
| Inherit | To recieve genes from a parent |
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