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Ch.3 Life Scienc (A)
Heredity and Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| trait | characteristic |
| inherited trait | trait that is passed from parents to their offspring |
| heredity | passing of traits from parents to offspring |
| genetics | study of heredity |
| sperm cell | male reproductive cell |
| egg cell | female reproductive cell |
| gamete | reproductive cell |
| meiosis | type of cell division that produces gametes |
| DNA | large molecule contained in chromsomes |
| replication | process by which DNA is duplicated |
| protein synthesis | process by which proteins are made |
| RNA | molecule used in the making of proteins |
| karyotype | organized display of an organism's chromosomes |
| centromere | point of a chromosome where two parts meet |
| genes | parts of a chromosome that control inherited traits |
| allele | one of two or more forms of a particular gene |