meiosis and sexual life cycles Flashcards
1
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What is Heredity?
A
The transmission of traits from one generation to the next
2
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What is Variation?
A
demonstrated by the differences in appearance
3
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What is genetics?
A
the scientific study of heredity and variation
4
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What are genes?
A
the units of heredity and are made up of segments of DNA
5
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Genes are passed to the next generation via reproductive cells called _____.
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Gametes
6
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What are the two gametes?
A
Sperm and eggs
7
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Where are chromosomes located?
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in the nuclei of their somatic cells
8
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A gene’s specific position along a chromosome is called _____?
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