Biology Study

Question	Answer
cell	microscopic unit of living matter.
chromosome	located inside the cell, carries hereditary information from one generation to the next.
gene	a piece of DNA on a chromosome.
allele	different forms of a gene.
DNA	genetic information carried in the molecule.
genetic code	the genetic information inside the DNA.
genetic engineering	deliberate modification of the characteristic of an organism.
genotype	genetic makeup.
phenotype	physical appearance.
mutation	changing the structure of a gene.
mitosis	a type of cell division which results in the daughter cells having the same number and kind of chromosomes as parent cells.
meiosis	a type of cell division which results in four daughter cells which have half the number of chromosomes as parent cells.
gamete	a mature haploid germ cell which has the ability to unite with another cell of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.
sexual reproduction	in which male and female cells join together and combine their genetic information to form a new cell, called a zygote.
egg	the female reproductive cell in animals and plants; an ovum.
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