Genetics and DNA

A segment of DNA that carries genetic information for a specific trait

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

The molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms

a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosom…

To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one suc…

A stroke; a touch.

(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

The complete set of genes or genetic material in an organism

(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colo…

any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essen…

A variant form of a gene

the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie