ScienceTermsChapter4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Chromosome | A threadlike structure in a cell nuclear that carries genes |
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) | A Biological molecule found in the cell nuclear that carries genetic information |
Gene | A segment of DNA located at a specific place on a chromosome each contain information to produce proteins |
Gene Mutation | A change in the specific order of the A, G, C, and T bases that make up a particular gene |
Gene Therapy | Techniques developed to alter mutated genes in order to make them function normally |
Mutagens | Substances or factory that can cause mutations in DNA |
Negative Mutation | A mutation that harms an organism or reduces the probability that organisms with the mutation can produce offspring or survive in their environment |
Neutral Mutation | A mutation that does not affect the organism or does not increase or decrease the survival rate of the organism |
Nucleolus | A membrane free organelle that floats in the interior of the nucleas and makes ribosomes |
Nucleas | An organelle that controls all the activities within a cell |
Positive Mutation | A mutation that benefits an organism |
Protein | essential materials required for the cell to carry out the activities necessary for its survival |
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