Genes: All in the Family Vocabulary

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chromosomes

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threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

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coiled

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twisted into a spiral shape

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to control

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to have the power to manage or direct something

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DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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dominant

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Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait.

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genome

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a set of chromosomes

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to inherit

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to receive genes from a parent

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recessive

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Describes a trait that is covered over, or dominated, by another form of that trait and seems to disappear.

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sequence

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order

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trait

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.