Genetics

DNA

• the molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism

• the basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child

• a specific characteristic of an individual

• thread-like structure present in the nucleus of plant and animal cells

gene

• the molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism

• the basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child

• a specific characteristic of an individual

• thread-like structure present in the nucleus of plant and animal cells

traits

• the molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism

• the basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child

• a specific characteristic of an individual

• thread-like structure present in the nucleus of plant and animal cells

chromosome

• the molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism

• the basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child

• a specific characteristic of an individual

• thread-like structure present in the nucleus of plant and animal cells

proteins

• a biomolecule comprised of amino acid residues joined together by peptide bonds

• scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA

• a change in the DNA sequence of an organism

• a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world

Human Genome Project

• a biomolecule comprised of amino acid residues joined together by peptide bonds

• scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA

• a change in the DNA sequence of an organism

• a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world

genetic mutations

• a biomolecule comprised of amino acid residues joined together by peptide bonds

• scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA

• a change in the DNA sequence of an organism

• a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world

CRISPR

• a biomolecule comprised of amino acid residues joined together by peptide bonds

• scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA

• a change in the DNA sequence of an organism

• a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world