Genetics and Heredity Vocab Quiz 8.L.2.1

The passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

• DNA

• RNA

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• TBA

Studying the process of living things, their physical and chemical structures and processes as well as their interactions in natural environments.

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A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to change products, to make or change plants and animals, or to develop other microorganisms for certain reasons.

• biology

• biochemistry

• biotechnology

• botany

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The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder. This is called ____ _______.

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This is the overall study of heredity and how traits are passed down.

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• botany

• genetics

• heredity

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This is a piece of DNA within chromosomes that gives instructions for genetic traits and physical traits.

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The outcome of reproducing by one or more parents. This is called??

• genetic material

• An offspring

• fertilization

• pollination

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Certain things that are passed down to offsprings that originates from genes.

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These thread-like structures with tiny micro fibers are embedded within all cells and particularly in the nucleus. Parents give off a specific number of them to the offspring. These are called (a)   .

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