Bio Vocab Topic 3
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- Asexual Reproduction
- a method of reproduction in which all the genes passed on to the offspring come from a single individual or parent
- Biotechnology
- the combination of tecnhnology and biological sciences
- Bond
- the chemical link between atoms that hold molecules together
- Chromosome
- a thick, threadlike structure that contains genetic information in the form of DNA
- Clone
- an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced
- DNA
- the material found in all cells that contains genetic information about that organism
- Egg
- a sex cell produced by a female
- Expressed
- the way that an unseen gene is seen in an organism as an actual physical trait
- Genes
- segments of DNA on a chromosome that contain the gode for a specific trait
- Genetic engineering
- a set of technologies that humans use to alter the genetic instructions of an organism by submitting DNA molecules
- Genetic recombination
- the formation of a new combination of a new combination of genes during sexual reproduction
- Heredity
- the passing of traits from parent to offspring
- Mutation
- any alteration sequence of DNA
- Replicate
- to copy
- Selective breeding
- the process of choosing a few organisms with desirable traits to serve as the parents of the next generation
- Sexual reproduction
- a method of reproduction that involves two parents to produce offspring that are genetically different from either parent
- Sperm
- the male sex cell
- Subunit
- the section of DNA molecule that contains a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
- Template
- the pattern for a new molecule
- Traits
- characteristics that are passed from parent to offspring through the genes