Genetics

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that contro…

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that contro…

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can…

(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as…

(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or ani…

(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or ani…

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

(genetics) the process of expressing a gene

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as…

(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as…

(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromos…

(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited…

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species

(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent

(genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring

(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic

(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or ani…

(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed

(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromos…

(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome

(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containin…

(genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limite…

(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containin…

(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on

(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome

(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents

(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containin…

(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species

(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

(genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"

(genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be po…

(genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be po…

(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is s…

(genetics) the process of transferring genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage

(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA

(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytop…

(genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts; "translocations can result in serious congenital disorders"

(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transferred to a new position on the same or another chromosome

(genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene

(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell

(genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female

(genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female

(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome

(genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male

(genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes

(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)

any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa

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…

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment

any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa

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

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each

hybridization using two traits with two alleles each

an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"

An epistatic gene is a gene that determines whether or not a given trait will be expressed.; "The gene responsible for albinism is an epistatic…

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies

a gene located on a Y chromosome

one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random

members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that every game…

any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"

any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"

a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with g…

hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)

a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected

genes that are not competitors at the same locus

meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter c…

a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells

a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes

a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations

a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene

an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical

an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical

gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"

hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed

a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide

a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)

a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)

a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)