genetics
This is the basic unit of heredity that carries genetic information
What is a gene
What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous individuals?
A homozygous has two identical copies of a gene and heterozygous has two different versions of a gene.
What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
mitosis is for growth and repair and while meiosis is for reproduction.
what are examples of single gene traits?
what is Taco tongue and widow's peak.
How does DNA store genetic information?
what is Double helix structure
What is cell division, and why is it important for organisms?
it enables growth, development, repair of damaged tissues, and reproduction, allowing organisms to produce new cells necessary for their survival and continuation of their species
What are alleles?
one of multiple versions of a gene that occupies the same position (locus) on a chromosome
What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA, and how do they pair up?
adenine, cytosine, guanine,and thymine.
What are sister chromatids?
identical copies of a chromosome that are joined at the centromere.