Genes and Mutations

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What are changes in genetic material?

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Mutations

Front

What is the genetic material found in cells that contain the code of life?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Front

What are strands of DNA that have been tightly coiled?

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Chromosomes

Front

What is a scientist who studies viruses called?

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Virologist

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How many chromosomes do humans have?

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46

Front

What is the basic unit of heredity in living organisms?

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Gene

Front

What is a variant form of a gene called?

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Allele

Front

What is the process by which a cell makes a copy of its DNA?

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DNA replication

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What is the term for a physical characteristic of an organism?

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Trait

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What is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics?

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Genetics