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| Question | Answer |
| Inheritance | transmission of genetic material from generation to generation |
| Chromosome | thread of DNA made up of string of genes |
| What are the four bases that make up the genetic code? | adenine tymine guanine cytosine |
| how do the bases pair up in the DNA molecule? | C-G T-A |
| Gene | length of DNA unit of heredity codes for a specific protein may be passed to the next generation |
| Alleles | Alternatives of the same gene |
| Diploid Nucleus | Contains two sets of chromosomes |
| Haploid nucleus | Contains only one set of chromosomes Found in gametes |
| Homologous Chromosomes | Chromosomes in the same pair |
| Mitosis | growth and repair 1 diploid cell divides into 2 diploid cells |
| Meiosis | formation of gametes 1 diploid cell divides into 4 haploid cells (gametes) |
| Phenotype | expressed feature of an individual |
| Genotype | genetic make up of an individual |
| Heterozygous | two different alleles of a particular gene |
| Homozygous | two identical alleles of a particular gene |
| Dominant | allele that is expressed if present |
| Recessive | allele that is only expressed if no dominant allele is present |
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