61-70 Flashcards
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- The scientific study of heredity.
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- Genetics
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- The process by which the nucleus is divided into two identical nuclei.
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- Mitosis
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- The tendency of individual genetic characteristics in a
population to differ from one another.
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- Genetic Variation
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- The chemical factor that determines a trait.
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- Gene
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- Any change in DNA. (genetic material)
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- Mutation
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- The alternate forms of a gene.
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- Alleles
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67.An organism with two identical alleles for a particular trait.
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- Homozygous
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- An organism with two different alleles for a particular trait.
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- Heterozygous
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- A tool used to predict outcomes in genetics.
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- Punnett Square
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- The genetic makeup of an organism based on alleles inherited.
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- Genotype