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Genetics Vocabulary

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GENETICS VOCABULARY

BY HANNAH WAESCH

TRAITS

A CHARACTERISTIC OR PROPERTY OF AN ORGANISM

HEREDITY

THE PASSING OF TRAITS FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

IN ORDER TO HAVE SEXUAL REPRODUTION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE 2 PARENTS

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

IN ORDER TO HAVE ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION, YOU ONLY NEED ONE PARENT
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GENES

PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF HEREDITY
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CHROMOSOMES

PASSED FROM PARENTS TO OFFSPRING, LOCATED IN DNA

DNA

THE CARRIER OF GENETIC INFORMATION
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GENOTYPE

PASSED FROM GENERATION, IT IS INTERNAL

PHENOTYPE

PASSED FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING, OBSERVABLE

ALLELE

PAIR OF GENES ON A SPECIFIC CHROMOSOME, ALSO IN A SPECIFIC POSITION