WorksheetsScience Genetics Vocab
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Worksheet time: 14mins
The shape of your DNA
double helix
triple helix
single stranded
Process by which DNA copies itself
Translation
Transcription
Replication
Transaction
One of the building blocks of your DNA; sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base.
Nucleotide
DNA
RNA
Genetic information
DNA
Do not accept
deoxyribonucleic acid
Do not access
The different forms of a gene
Heredity
genetics
Allele
DNA
What are the types of RNA
mRNA
mtRNA
aRNA
tRNA
nnRNA
What is the process of how RNA is made?
Translation
Replication
Transcription
Transfer
Diffusion
Reduce the tension or danger in a dangerous situation
To spread over a large area
The spreading of something
When a substance goes from a high concentration to low concentration.
Physical characteristic - coded in your DNA
RNA
genetics
phenotype
trait
The scientific study of heredity, or how traits are passed from parent to offspring
DNA
heredity
genetics
science
Recessive
An allele that can be covered by a dominant allele
An allele that can cover or mask a recessive allele
the action of receding; motion away from an observer
relating to or denoting motion away from the observer
Both traits show
dominant
recessive
codominant
coedominant
Heterozygous
Hh
AA
Rr
Cc
ZZ
Flowers: white flower crossed with red flowers makes pink flowers
Inherit
Intermediate inheritance
Law of Independent Assortment
....?
Homozygous
Rr
cc
Ee
HH
zz
The actual alleles you carry (not all may be expressed)
Phenotype
Gene
trait
Genotype
The condensed form of DNA
Chromatin
Chromatid
Chromosome
Chrome
Portions of a chromosome that code for a particular trait
Chromosome
gene
DNA
chromatin
An allele that can cover a recessive allele
recessive
domainant
dominant
recess
Probability
might happen
maybe?
The likelihood of something happening
A trait being visible
Physical characteristics you can see
Phenotype
Genotype
ribosome
phentype
Nuclear membrane
the membrane that surrounds the nucleos
the membrane that surrounds the nucleus
the membrane that surrounds the cell
the membrane that covers the nucleolus
the control center of your cell
center
nucleus
DNA
RNA
"gateway to the cell"
a gate
.......umm
cell membrane
nuclear membrane
Process of cell division that results in 1/2 the normal number of chromosomes
mitosis
meiosis
miosis
Either dominant or recessive
simple dominance
law of independent assortment
heterozygous
homozygous
Each offspring has the same probability
heterozygous
intermediate inheritance
law of independent assortment
simple dominance
