genetic
In the DNA
Genetic relates to genes—the units of heredity that pass traits from parents to offspring.
Genetic disorders are inherited conditions.
Genetic engineering manipulates DNA.
More broadly, genetic can mean relating to origins: the genetic relationship between languages.
A genetic fallacy judges something by its origins rather than its current form.
Gene variant at one locus
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- dominantHaving superior influence
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
gamete · zygote · haplotype · monohybrid · Punnett square · Mendelian · carrier · homozygous
Differential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
fitness · selective pressure · microevolution · macroevolution · convergent evolution
Permanent DNA alteration
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
- Huntington'sInherited neurodegenerative condition
- Down syndromeThird chromosome 21 present
hemophilia · Tay-Sachs · muscular dystrophy · PKU · thalassemia · albinism · dwarfism · prenatal testing
DNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- base pairTwo matched nucleotides bonded
- sequencingDetermining element order
adenine · thymine · cytosine · guanine · replication · transcription · polymerase · karyotype
Pigmentation of iris
- hair colorPigment of strands
- heightVertical extent upward
- skin toneBody's surface coloration
- dimplesSmall facial indentations
freckles · widow's peak · tongue rolling · earlobes · handedness · blood type · colorblindness · inherited
Descent from progenitors
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- forebearsAncestral family members
descendants · family tree · haplogroup · maternal line · paternal line · mitochondrial DNA · Y-chromosome · ancestral
Change from a norm
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- heterozygosityPaired unlike gene variants
- populationsGroups of residents counted
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
outbreeding · inbreeding · hybridization · subspecies · landrace · germplasm · endemic
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- dominantHaving superior influence
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
meiosis · gamete · zygote · haplotype · monohybrid · Punnett square · Mendelian · carrier · homozygous · heterozygous
natural selection
Differential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- speciationFormation of distinct species
polymorphism · fitness · selective pressure · microevolution · macroevolution · convergent evolution
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
- Huntington'sInherited neurodegenerative condition
Down syndrome · hemophilia · Tay-Sachs · muscular dystrophy · PKU · thalassemia · albinism · dwarfism · prenatal testing · amniocentesis
chromosome
DNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- base pairTwo matched nucleotides bonded
sequencing · adenine · thymine · cytosine · guanine · replication · transcription · polymerase · karyotype · codon
eye color
Pigmentation of iris
- hair colorPigment of strands
- heightVertical extent upward
- skin toneBody's surface coloration
dimples · freckles · widow's peak · tongue rolling · earlobes · handedness · blood type · colorblindness · inherited · predisposition
lineage
Descent from progenitors
forebears · descendants · family tree · haplogroup · maternal line · paternal line · mitochondrial DNA · Y-chromosome · ancestral · consanguinity
variation
Change from a norm
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- heterozygosityPaired unlike gene variants
- populationsGroups of residents counted
recombination · outbreeding · inbreeding · hybridization · subspecies · landrace · germplasm · endemic
- medical descriptorsacute, chronic, mild, moderate, severe
- biology termscell, DNA, evolution, vertebrate, invertebrate
- Soft G Wordsgel, gem, genie, genius, gentle
- Born with itinnate, inborn, hereditary, inherent, born with
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
geneticacquired
Came to possess
environmental · nongenetic · learned · nonhereditary · nonheritable
geneticacquired
Came to possess
developmental · experiential · postnatal · induced · adaptive
geneticenvironmental
Of natural surroundings
cultural · social · behavioral · learned · socialized
- Genetically modified foodProduce with altered DNA
- genetic predispositionInherited increased likelihood
- genetically modified cropsPlants with altered DNA
- genetically modifiedAltered at DNA level
- genetic codeCodon-to-amino-acid mapping rules
- genetic modificationAltering DNA deliberately
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