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| − | + | |title = [[Genetics glossary]] | |
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| + | |list1title = [[DNA]] | ||
| + | |list1 = A long [[molecule]] that looks like a twisted ladder. It is made of four types of simple units and the sequence of these units carries information, just as the sequence of letters carries information on a page. | ||
| − | + | |list2title = [[Nucleotide]] | |
| − | |[[ | + | |list2 = They form the rungs of the DNA ladder and are the repeating units in DNA. There are four types of nucleotides (A, T, G and C) and it is the sequence of these nucleotides that carries information. |
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| − | + | |list3title = [[Chromosome]] | |
| − | |[[ | + | |list3 = A package for carrying DNA in the cells. They contain a single long piece of DNA that is wound up and bunched together into a compact structure. Different species of plants and animals have different numbers and sizes of chromosomes. |
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| − | |[[ | + | |list4 = A segment of [[DNA]]. Genes are like sentences made of the "letters" of the nucleotide alphabet, between them genes direct the physical development and behavior of an organism. Genes are like a recipe or instruction book, providing information that an organism needs so it can build or do something - like making an eye or a leg, or repairing a wound. |
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| − | + | |list5title = [[Allele]] | |
| − | |[[ | + | |list5 = The different forms of a given gene that an organism may possess. For example, in humans, one allele of the eye-color gene produces green eyes and another allele of the eye-color gene produces brown eyes. |
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| − | |[[ | + | |list6 = The complete set of genes in a particular organism. |
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| − | + | |list7title = [[Genetic engineering]] | |
| − | |[[ | + | |list7 = When people change an organism by adding new genes, or deleting genes from its genome. |
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| − | + | |list8title = [[Mutation]] | |
| − | |[[ | + | |list8 = An event that changes the sequence of the DNA in a gene. |
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They form the rungs of the DNA ladder and are the repeating units in DNA. There are four types of nucleotides (A, T, G and C) and it is the sequence of these nucleotides that carries information. |
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A package for carrying DNA in the cells. They contain a single long piece of DNA that is wound up and bunched together into a compact structure. Different species of plants and animals have different numbers and sizes of chromosomes. |
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A segment of DNA. Genes are like sentences made of the "letters" of the nucleotide alphabet, between them genes direct the physical development and behavior of an organism. Genes are like a recipe or instruction book, providing information that an organism needs so it can build or do something - like making an eye or a leg, or repairing a wound. |
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The different forms of a given gene that an organism may possess. For example, in humans, one allele of the eye-color gene produces green eyes and another allele of the eye-color gene produces brown eyes. |
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The complete set of genes in a particular organism. |
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When people change an organism by adding new genes, or deleting genes from its genome. |
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An event that changes the sequence of the DNA in a gene. |