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Genetics Vocabulary

Published on Dec 07, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GENETICS VOCAB

BY: PARKER HOLMANšŸŠšŸ¼
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TRAITS
a genetically determined condition or characteristic.

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HEREDITY
The passing of traits from parent to offspring.

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Multicellular organisms involving two parents in sexual intercourse and each parent gives 50% of the chromosomes to his or her child.

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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

  • Involving one parent giving 100% of the chromosomes to their offspring, three types.
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GENES

  • The basic unit of heredity in a living organism; a segment of DNA or RNA
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CHROMOSOMES

  • A tightly wound bundle of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells.
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DNA

  • Found in the nucleus of a cell, a long nucleic acid containing the genetic instructions for making us, looks, thoughts and etc.
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GENOTYPE

  • Internal genetic coding passed on from generation to generation.
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PHENOTYPE

  • The observable traits of an organism passed on from parent to offspring.
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ALLELE

  • One member of a pair or series of genes on specific chromosomes in specific positions

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