genetic material
Chromosomes and genes
Genetic material is the molecules that carry hereditary information in living organisms—DNA in most life forms, RNA in some viruses.
The term appears in biology, medicine, and law: The lab analyzed genetic material from the crime scene.
It encompasses chromosomes, genes, and any biological substance containing heritable code.
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- base pairTwo matched nucleotides bonded
double helix · adenine · thymine · cytosine · guanine · uracil · codon · chromatin
Act of duplicating precisely
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- splicingConnecting by interweaving ends
synthesis · mutation · recombination · sequencing · genotyping · polymerase · cloning · amplification
Central controlling part
- cellBasic unit of life
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- gameteHaploid reproductive cell
zygote · germ cell · somatic cell · egg · sperm · chromosome · karyotype · centromere
Property received from ancestors
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
- dominantHaving superior influence
recessive · Mendelian · pedigree · carrier · hereditary · offspring · filial · homozygous
Descent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
ethnicity · ancestry · DNA testing · haplogroup · maternal line · paternal line · family tree · origins
Permanent DNA alteration
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- diversityState of varied elements
fitness · variation · survival · Darwinism · evolutionary · biodiversity · polymorphism · selective pressure
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
base pair · double helix · adenine · thymine · cytosine · guanine · uracil · codon · chromatin · telomere
replication
Act of duplicating precisely
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
splicing · synthesis · mutation · recombination · sequencing · genotyping · polymerase · cloning · amplification · methylation
nucleus
Central controlling part
- cellBasic unit of life
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
gamete · zygote · germ cell · somatic cell · egg · sperm · chromosome · karyotype · centromere · spindle
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
dominant · recessive · Mendelian · pedigree · carrier · hereditary · offspring · filial · homozygous · heterozygous
lineage
Descent from progenitors
bloodline · ethnicity · ancestry · DNA testing · haplogroup · maternal line · paternal line · family tree · origins · forebears
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
diversity · fitness · variation · survival · Darwinism · evolutionary · biodiversity · polymorphism · selective pressure · common ancestor
- research collectionsarchives, manuscripts, rare books, specimens, artifacts
- cytologycytology, Pap test, cell division, cytoplasm, chromosome
- biospecimensblood samples, tissue samples, DNA samples, saliva samples, biological samples
- germplasmgermplasm, seed banks, seeds, accessions, seed vault
- cellscells, blood cell, cell theory, nerve cell, red blood cell
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
genetic materiallearned behavior
Action acquired through experience
acquired traits · imitation · environmental influences · life experience · social learning
genetic materialenvironmental factors
Outside influences on organisms
foreign substances · pathogens · toxins · synthetic material
genetic materialnurture
Support growth and development
environment · upbringing · experience · conditioning · socialization
material, genes, genetic, gene, genetics, genome, genetically, genomics, genotype