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Genetics

TermDefinition
Genotype The genetic makeup of something, like DNA, represented by letters
Phenotype The physical representation of the genotype, such as hair or eye color
Heredity The passing of traits from parent to offspring
Genetics The study of heredity
Mendel's Process He removed the stamens from the purple flower and transferred the pollen from the stamens of the white flower to the pistil of the purple flowers. The pollinated pistil grew into a pea pod which Mendel planted.
Mendel's Results Purple x Purple (purebred) = Purple Purple x white (purebred) = purple purple x purple (hybrid) = purple and white
Double Helix The shape of DNA, like a twisted ladder
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid that contains genetic information
The "rungs" of DNA Pairs of nitrogenous bases
DNA Helicase An enzyme that unwinds and unzips double-sided DNA to produce single strands
DNA Polymerase An enzyme that helps attach nucleotides to sperate DNA strands, resulting in two identical strands
Enzyme A protein the facilitates a specific chemical reaction
Mutation An error in DNA replication that can be
Nitrogenous Base
Nucleotide
Replication
Created by: Stella E.
 

 



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