DNA and Genetics

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Adenine bonds with ______________.

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Thymine

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What is called when an organism has two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

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What is a gene?

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A piece of DNA.

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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DNA is shaped in a:

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double helix.

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What are alleles?

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Different forms of a gene.

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What is the function of DNA?

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To store genetic information.

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What is a chromosome?

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A structure made of DNA and proteins that contains genes.

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What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?

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Homozygous has two identical alleles; heterozygous has two different alleles.

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What is a mutation?

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A change in the DNA sequence.

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