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05/25/2011

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characteristic
Definition
something that makes you difrent then someone else
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gene
Definition
a small segment of DNA that carries heredity information
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genetics
Definition
the study of how certain features are passed from parents to offspring
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heredity
Definition
the passing of traits from parents to children
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inherdited
Definition
when something passes from parents to children
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trait
Definition
a distinguishing quality that all members of a species have in common
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asexual reproduction
Definition
a single cell organism makes an exact copy of them self
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sexual reproduction
Definition
reproduction that involves two parents in witch the offspring have chareacteristics of both parents
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cell
Definition
the basic unit of structure of all living things the smallest unit in witch life prosesses
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clone
Definition
a group of genetically identical cells that usually contains identical recombiant DNA molocule
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egg cell
Definition
produced by female for sexual reproduction
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fertilization
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the union of a sperm caell and an egg cell
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mutation
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a change in the sequence of one or more nucleotides in a DNA molecule
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nucleus
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the cells control center it stores the cells genetic info.
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sperm cell
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male reproductive cell
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