Cell Biology Concepts and Processes

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Passing of traits from parents to offspring is called

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Heredity

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Process of cell division in prokaryotic cells

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Binary fission

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Process of cell division in eukaryotic cells

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Mitosis

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Type of RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome

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tRNA (transfer RNA)

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Replacement of one nucleotide with another in a DNA sequence

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Substitution

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The basic unit of life

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Cell

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The process by which cells make copies of themselves

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Cell division

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The structure that contains the genetic material in a cell

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Nucleus

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The molecule that carries genetic information

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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

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The process of converting DNA into RNA

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