Definitions Flashcards
1
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Inheritance
A
transmission of genetic information from one generation to the next
2
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Allele
A
a form of a gene
3
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Chromosome
A
a thread like structure of DNA carrying genetic information in the form of genes
4
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Gene
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is a length of DNA that codes for protein
5
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Haploid nucleus
A
nucleus containing a single set of unpaired chromosomes e.g gametes
6
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Diploid nucleus
A
nucleus containing 2 sets of chromosomes
7
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Mitosis
A
nuclear division giving rise to cells that are genetically different
8
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Meiosis
A
reduction division in which the
chromosome number is halved from diploid to
haploid resulting in genetically different cells
