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4
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The action or process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes
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Different alleles
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Same alleles
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A thing that is inherited eg. Brown eyes from mother
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A minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells. They bind messenger RNA and transfer RNA to synthesize polypeptides and proteins.
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Thread-like structures in the nucleus. Composed of DNA and proteins; contains the genetic information in the form of genes
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That which principally assists the development of a sense or mental awareness. See Understanding the Mind.
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The changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form which may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or
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A biologist who specializes in genetics
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Each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
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2 daughter cells identical to parent, Diploid number of chromosomes
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2
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A section of DNA that carries the genetic code for a particular characteristic
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A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from each parent. The individuals with a double dose of the mutated gene are called homozygotes. Their parents, each with a single dose of the mutate
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Sex cell: Egg or sperm
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4 daughters cells different to parent cell, Haploid number of chromosomes
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The female reproductive cell; the female gamete
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The male reproductive cell; the male gamete; 'a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material'
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