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| the science of heredity, the passing on of the characteristics of living organisms from one generation to the next. |
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| an organism having the same genes for a particular trait. |
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| the resulting offspring from a cross between two individuals differing in one or more genes. |
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| the passing on of the characteristics of living organisms from one generation to the next. It includes all of the traits inherited by an organism. |
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| a gene which produces its effect even though an opposite gene is present. |
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| a gene which does not produce its effect when an opposite dominant gene is present. |
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| a characteristic carried by a gene. |
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| a condition where neither gene dominates the other, a blended effect is produced. |
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| a unit of DNA which determines traits |
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| any plant or animal that has pale, defective coloring. |
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| Rod-shaped part of a reprodcutive cell that carry the genes (the hereditary material) |
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| DNA, or deoxyribonucleicacid |
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| a very large, complex protein molecule that forms a double-helix shape and is contained in the chromatic of cells. It forms the substance of genes. |
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| a process of change in a certain direction. It also a name for several scientific theories about how life began and developed on the earth. |
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| several genes which affect a trait. |
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| a change in a gene; a mistake or misprint in the DNA molecule; in some case,a loss or addition of an entire chromosome or part of it. |
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| the command center that controls the life and activity of the cell. It is located within the cytoplasm of the cell. |
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| a kind of sugar present in all plant and animal cells. |
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| marked with different colors. |
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