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Genetics and Heredity Chapter 3-5

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62284689OrganismAny living thing made up of one or more cells, that has organization, ability to develop and grow, ability to adjust to the environment, and can reproduce
62284690GenesSpecific parts of a chromosome that control inherited traits
62284691Sexual reproductionProcess in which genetic material from two "parent" organisms combine and produce offspring that differ genetically from either "parent"
62284692Asexual reproductionProcess that involves only one "parent" organism and produces offspring that are identical to the "parent" organism
62284693NucleusThe organelle in a cell that contains the DNA and controls the processes of the cell
62284694MitosisThe part in the cell cycle during which the cell divides
62284695MeiosisCell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
62284696FertilizationProcess in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells (sperm and egg) join to form a new cell
286568506DNAChemical that contains information for an organism's growth and functions
286568507OffspringProduct of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more "parent" organisms
286568508Dominant traitTrait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic (trait) is inherited
286568509Recessive traitTrait that is observed when two recessive alleles for the characteristic (trait) are inherited.
286568510Genetic disorderAbnormal condition or disease that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
286568511Punnett squareDiagram showing the probabilities of the possible outcomes of a genetic mix
286568512Pedigree chartChart that shows the inheritance of a characteristic (trait) over several generations
286568513BuddingForm of asexual reproduction in which a new, genetically identical organism forms somewhereon the body of its parent
286568514GenotypeParticular combination of genes in an organism
286568515PhenotypeThe physical characteristics (traits) that can be observed in an individual organism

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