A single instruction for a characteristic - Gene, Small strand of DNA made of lots of genes - Chromosome, The human body is made of these. - Cells, Joining of sex cells - Fertilisation, The differences between organisms. - Variation, The type of variation we get from our parents - Inherited, Variation caused by our surroundings - Environmental Variation, The molecule that contains the code to make you. - DNA, The shape of the DNA molecule - Double helix, When you get characteristics from your parents - Inherit, The scientific word for a characteristic - Trait, When animals or plants are bred to produce a required characteristic - Selective breeding, Variation that falls on a range such as height - Continuous variation, Variation that falls in discrete groups such as eye colour - Discontinuous variation, A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring. - Species, The interaction between animals and plants and where they live - Ecosystem, Put things into groups. - Classification, Where the DNA is found in a cell - Nucleus, Basic unit of life - Cell, A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits. - Natural selection, An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced - Clone, A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent. - Asexual reproduction, A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents - Sexual reproduction, Name for an egg or sperm cell - Gamete, A change in a gene or chromosome. - Mutation, An organism in the earliest stage of development - Embryo, An unborn baby - Foetus, Changing the DNA or an organism - Genetic modification, The offspring of two parents of different species. Usually infertile. - Hybrid,
0%
Genetics and Evolution Glossary
Share
Share
Share
by
Andrewhartley
Secondary
Science
Edit Content
Print
Embed
More
Assignments
Leaderboard
Flash cards
is an open-ended template. It does not generate scores for a leaderboard.
Log in required
Visual style
Fonts
Subscription required
Options
Switch template
Show all
More formats will appear as you play the activity.
Open results
Copy link
QR code
Delete
Continue editing:
?