Biology definitions 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyAll topicsGCSEAQA Created by: SophietrevCreated on: 28-01-16 21:19 Homozygous person with 2 identical alleles for a characteristic eg. DD/dd 1 of 14 Heterozygous person with 2 different alleles for a characteristic eg. Dd 2 of 14 Genotype genetic makeup of an individual regarding a characteristic eg. Dd/DD/dd 3 of 14 Phenotype physical appearance of an individual regarding a characteristic eg. dimples or not 4 of 14 Asexual Reproduction self-reproducing organism, no fertilization needed, genetically identical daughter cells - cells, bacteria, strawberries 5 of 14 Sexual Reproduction 2 gametes fuse 6 of 14 Daughter cell cell produced by reproduction/cell division 7 of 14 Mitosis cell division - genetically identical daughter cells 8 of 14 Meiosis production of gametes 9 of 14 Gamete sex cell containing 23 chromosomes 10 of 14 Gene short section of DNA carrying genetic information 11 of 14 Allele a version of a particular gene 12 of 14 DNA deoxyribonucleic acid - material of inheritance 13 of 14 Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) amount of energy used daily at rest 14 of 14
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