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| Alternative forms of the same gene. |
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| A discrete complex of DNA and protein on which genetic information is carried. |
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| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| The material in cells that stores genetic information as a sequence of nucleotide base pairs. |
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| The "twisted ladder" conformation of DNA. |
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| The fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity, composed of a segment of DNA on a chromosome encoding a functional product. |
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| The study of the inheritance and expression of traits; the study of genes and gene action. |
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| The entire complement of genetic material (DNA) in a single set of chromosomes. |
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| The underlying genetic constitution of an organism. |
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| An RNA molecule that is used to direct the synthesis of a specific polypeptide. |
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| A stably inherited change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA. |
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| The observable (physical, behavioral) properties of an organism. |
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| A biological macromolecule that consists of one or more polypeptides. |
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| Structure in the cytoplasm on which polypeptides are synthesized. |
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| Process by which an RNA molecule is made from a DNA template during gene expression. |
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| Process by which information in an mRNA molecule is used to direct the synthesis of a polypeptide. |
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