Genetics Vocab

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Cell cycle: a series of events in a cell as it grows and divides.

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a series of events in a cell as it grows and divides.

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Mitosis

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Type of cell division resulting in two daughter cells with the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent.

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Dominant gene

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One variant of a gene masking or overriding the effect of a different variant of the same type.

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Recessive gene

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A gene whose effects are masked by a dominant gene.

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Mutation

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Changing in the structure of a gene by insertion, deletion, or point change.

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Punnett Square

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A graphical representation of possible offspring genotypes from a cross.

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homozygous

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having two identical alleles of a particular gene

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Heterozygous

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Having two different alleles for a gene.

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Genetic engineering

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Deliberate modification of an organism's characteristics by manipulating its genetic material.

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Protein

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Nitrogenous organic compounds made of large molecules with long chains of amino acids.