Transcript Genetics Vocabulary Genetics Vocabx

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Genetics
The study of how characteristics are transmitted
from one generation to the next
DNA
Double stranded nucleic acids that contain
genetic information for making proteins
Gene
A small part of DNA that control certain
characteristics
Nitrogenous
bases
A nitrogen containing molecule that is part of
the building blocks of the code within DNA.
Adenine pairs with Thymine Guanine pairs with
Cytosine (A=T and G=C)
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Chromosome Are the things that hold all of the
genetic material (DNA) for an
organisms.
Trait
A characteristic of an organism that is
expressed by genes. Ex: hair color, leaf
shape
Mitosis
The process that a cell does to divide to
make new cells.
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