DNA and Reproduction Vocabulary

A different form of a gene.

• allele

• genetic variation

• chromosome

• gene

The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

• heredity

• generation

• mitosis

• traits

A process of cell division that forms four new cells, each with half the number of chromosomes.

• mitosis

• meiosis

• allele

• DNA

A single step in natural descent, as of human beings, animals, or plants.

• genotype

• heredity

• generation

• genetic variation

The abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic (dee AHK see ri bow new KLAY ick) acid, an organism’s genetic material.

• chromosome

• allele

• gene

• DNA

A specific characteristic of an individual.

• gene

• trait

• DNA

• mitosis

A type of reproduction in which the genetic material (DNA) from two different cells combine, producing an offspring.

• sexual reproduction

• genetic variation

• asexual reproduction

• meiosis

A process of cell division that forms two new identical cells.

• meiosis

• genotype

• mitosis

• sexual reproduction

The structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein.

• DNA

• chromosome

• allele

• generation

The alleles of all the genes on an organism’s phenotype. 

• gene

• allele

• genotype

• mitosis