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One of a number of different forms of a gene (ex: TT, Tt, tt)
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Allele
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The process of altering the genetic form of an organism (also called genetic engineering)
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Genetic Modification
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One of a number of different forms of a gene (ex: TT, Tt, tt)
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The process of altering the genetic form of an organism (also called genetic engineering)
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Change in the genetic material of an organism
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A reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion with another reproductive cell (used in asexual reproduction)
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Specific characteristic of an individual
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A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA (pairs with Thymine in DNA; pairs with Uracil in RNA)
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Threadlike structure within the nucleus that contains genetic information that is passed on from one generation to the next
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Group of 3 nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorporated into a protein
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A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA (pairs with guanine)
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The shape, similar to a twisted ladder, of a DNA molecule
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Mutation that shifts the "reading frame" of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide
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Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring
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A disease caused by a defective gene or by a defective, missing, or extra chromosome
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A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA (pairs with cytosine)
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A protein that provides structural support for a chromosome
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Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions (the code) for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the cytoplasm
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Chemical or physical agents in the environment that interact with DNA and may cause a mutation
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The nitrogen containing molecule that is part of a nucleotide (Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Uracil)
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Macromolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus (CHONP)
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The 5-carbon sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base that link together to form DNA and RNA
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The bond between each amino acid in a protein
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Chemical formula PO4, is a chemical compound made up of one phosphorus and four oxygen atoms
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Gene mutation in which a single base pair in DNA has been changed; can be the addition, deletion, or substitution of a nucleotide sequence; may result in one or more wrong amino acids being added to a protein
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Type of RNA that combine with proteins to form ribosomes
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Base pair found in DNA only (pairs with adenine)
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Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template (happens in the nucleus)
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Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis
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Process by which the sequence of bases of an mRNA is converted into the sequence of amino acids of a protein (happens in the cytoplasm)
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Nitrogen base found in RNA only (pairs with adenine)
