Genetics and Heredity

Probability

• The likelihood of an event occurring, such as winning a game.

• The chance of an event occurring, like inheriting a trait.

• The certainty that an event will not happen.

• The measure of how often an event has occurred in the past.

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Heredity

• Passing of traits from one generation to the next.

• The study of how organisms interact with their environment.

• The process of evolution over time.

• The ability of an organism to adapt to its surroundings.

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Punnett Square

• A tool used to predict the probability of inheriting specific traits.

• A method for measuring genetic diversity.

• A technique for cloning organisms.

• A process for sequencing DNA.

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Building Blocks

• Amino Acids

• Nucleotides

• Fatty Acids

• Monosaccharides

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Personalized medicine

• Using genetics to create tailored treatments.

• A method of treating diseases with standard protocols.

• A type of medicine that is only available to certain patients.

• A practice that ignores genetic factors in treatment.

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Offspring

• The result of reproduction; children.

• A type of plant that grows from a seed.

• An adult animal that can reproduce.

• A stage in the life cycle of an organism.

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Recessive

• Genes that only show if there are two copies.

• Genes that are always expressed in the phenotype.

• Genes that can mask the expression of other genes.

• Genes that are inherited from only one parent.

Blueprint

• A term used to describe genes and their function in controlling traits.

• A detailed plan for a building or structure.

• A type of artistic design or drawing.

• A method for creating software applications.

Genetic disorders

• Inherited conditions.

• Acquired diseases.

• Environmental factors.

• Infectious agents.

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Genetics

• The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

• The study of how organisms interact with their environment.

• The study of the structure and function of cells.

• The study of the chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

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