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GENETICS (several units combined) SET 1 COMPLETE

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Adenine   fundamental component of DNA that is paired with Thymine  
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Allele   several forms of a gene that is responsible for heredity variations; different forms of a gene ; each member of a gene pair that determines a specific trait  
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Asexual reproduction   form of reproduction that does not involve meiosis and only one “parent” involved: this is an exact replica of the “parent” ; fission, budding, and regeneration – in which a new organism is produced from one parent and has DNA identical to the parent org  
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Codon   a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain  
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Cytosine   a fundamental component of DNA and RNA that forms a base pair with guanine  
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diploid   cell whose chromosomes occur in pairs; a complete set of chromosomes;cells that have 2 copies of each chromosomes: one from mother, one from father  
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DNA   the chemical that makes up genetic material contains genes deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the genetic material of all organisms, made up of two twisted strands of sugar-phosphate molecules and nitrogen bases; nucleic acid that contains the genetic instr  
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DNA Replication   process of copying a double strand DNA in a cell prior to cell division  
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Dominant allele   expresses its phenotypic effect even when heterozygous with a recessive allele; the allele that always shows up if it is present for that gene  
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Double Helix   the spiral arrangement of the 2 complimentary strands of DNA  
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egg   haploid sex cell formed in the female reproductive organs.  
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Evolution   change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift  
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Extraction   the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical, physical or mechanical means fertilization  
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Frequency   the number of periods or regularly occurring events of any given kind in unit of time  
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Gene   basic unit of heredity; segment of DNA on a chromosome that has a code for a specific trait  
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Generation   the offspring of a certain parent or couple, considered as a step in natural descent  
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genetic engineering   the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material  
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genetics   the study of heredity or the passing on of traits from an organism to its offspring  
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Genotype   sum total of genes transmitted from parent to offspring; the allele combination (TT, Tt, tt); gene makeup of an organism  
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Guanine   a fundamental component of DNA and RNA that forms a base pair with cytosine  
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Hair line   the outline of the growth of hair on the head  
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Hair whorl   the particular direction in which your hair “circles” from  
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fertilization   in sexual reproduction, the joining of a sperm and egg  
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haploid cells   cells having only one complete set of chromosomes  
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Gametes (sex cells)   the cells involved in sexual reproduction (contain half of the genetic information of somatic cells)  
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chromosome   DNA molecules in a cell's nucleus twisted into a small rod shape- the genetic material of the cell ; threadlike bodies consisting of chromatin that carry genes in a linear order; genes are carried from parents to offspring by chromosomes. they come in a p  
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