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| 3934929287 | Nucleotide | Building blocks that make up DNA, made from a sugar, phosphate and base molecule. |  | 0 |
| 3934929288 | Base | Adenine, Thymine, Guanine or Cytosine. The steps on the twisted ladder. |  | 1 |
| 3934929289 | Amino Acid | Cell building blocks that make up proteins |  | 2 |
| 3934929397 | DNA | a self replicating material which carries genetic information |  | 3 |
| 3934931035 | Chromosome | objects found in the nucleus of a cell that carry genetic information |  | 4 |
| 3934931036 | Mitosis | cell division creating identical daughter cells |  | 5 |
| 3934931037 | Meiosis | cell division creating sex cells |  | 6 |
| 3934931038 | Sex Cell | Cells containing 23 single chromosomes |  | 7 |
| 3934932601 | Double Helix | A structure like a twisted ladder |  | 8 |
| 3934932602 | Gene | a segment of DNA made up of thousands of bases, which codes for a particular protein or characteristic. |  | 9 |
| 3934932603 | Genome | The whole of an organisms genetic information |  | 10 |
| 3934932604 | Protein | Larger structures made of amino acids used for specific purposes in the body, e.g. haemoglobin which transports oxygen. |  | 11 |
| 3934932665 | Mutation | An error in a gene created by a bad copy or exposure to radiation or harmful chemicals. |  | 12 |
| 3934934724 | Dominant | A stronger gene which will mask the effects of a recessive gene. |  | 13 |
| 3934934725 | Recessive | A gene whose effects will be masked by a dominant gene. |  | 14 |
| 3934934726 | Alleles | Each organism has two copies of a gene, one from each parent. |  | 15 |
| 3934934761 | Homozygous | Organism with two of the SAME alleles. |  | 16 |
| 3934936958 | Heterozygous | Organism with two DIFFERENT alleles. |  | 17 |
| 3935226271 | Genotype | The type of genes in an organism |  | 18 |
| 3935228663 | Phenotype | What an organism looks like/ physical appearance |  | 19 |
| 3935244358 | X-Linked | When there is only one copy of a gene on the X chromosome, and no second copy on the Y chromosome. Also called sex-linked. |  | 20 |
| 3966800862 | Incomplete dominance | Neither gene is dominant and their effect is blended |  | 21 |
| 3966803244 | Co-dominance | Both genes are dominant |  | 22 |
| 3966804845 | Pedigree | A chart used to track genes through generations. |  | 23 |
