Uses of Genetics

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What is the total number of genes in an organism called?

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Diploid

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In which organelle is genetic information found?

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Nucleus

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What was the first animal to be cloned?

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Dolly the sheep

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What is another word for recombinate?

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Recombine

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What project describes how scientists mapped many genes in humans?

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Human Genome Project

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What is the term for a single unit of heredity?

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Gene

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What is the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself?

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Replication

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What is the term for the observable traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism called?

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Genotype

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What is the term for different forms of a gene?

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Alleles