Post by Harley Scarow on Mar 21, 2006 0:15:27 GMT -5
Vocabulary Words
DNA (Deoxyribonuclenic Acid)- a chemical in the nuclei of cells that codes and stores genetic information; consists of strands of molecules that control cell activities using coded instructions.
Gene-the segment of DNA on a chromosome that directs the making of a specific protein, thus controlling traits that are passed off to the offspring of its two parents.
RNA (Ribonucleic Acid)- carries codes for making proteins.
Amino Acids- the building blocks of proteins.
Mutation- any permanent change in an organism’s genetic material, which is DNA.
Clone- an individual that is genetically identical to one of its parents.
Gene- the segment of DNA on a chromosome that directs the making of specific protein, thus controlling traits that are passed to offspring.
Genetics- the science of how traits are inherited through alleles passed from one generation to another.
Genome- a map of the location of individual genes on every chromosome of an individual.
Genotype- the genetic makeup of an organism for a trait.
