Genetics Flashcards

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What is genetics

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The study of how genes control traits or characteristics in a living organism

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What are genes

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Genes
are portions of DNA molecules that determine the characteristics of an individual.

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Through what process does genes get transferred to offsprings from their parents

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meiosis and reproduction

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How many alleles are their in humans

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two
one for earlobes that are attached

one for earlobes that are attached not attached

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