DNA
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
DNA
change in number type or order of bases
mutation
passing of genetic material from parents to offspring
heredity
punnett square
nucleotide
true/false: mutations are random
true
feature that has different forms in a population
characteristic
traces trait occurrence through many generations
pedigree
shape of DNA
double helix
true/false: mutations can only be good or neutral
false (they can also be bad)
trait
true/false: dominant traits need two of the same allele to show
false
eukaryote organelle where DNA is stored
nucleus
when do mutations usually happen
replication
segment of DNA responsible for one trait
gene
true/false: homozygous has two of the same allele
true
four bases of DNA (ATCG)
adenine thymine cytosine guanine
mutation that harms an organism's normal function
version of gene inherited from parents
allele
physical traits (result of genotype)
phenotype