unit 5 vocab crossword

Genetics. deoxyribonucleic acid: an extremely long macromolecule that is the main component of chromosomes and is the material that transfers genetic characteristics in all life forms
the period of the cell cycle during which the nucleus is not undergoing division, typically occurring between mitotic or meiotic divisions.
any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order:
the cycle of growth and asexual reproduction of a cell, consisting of interphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form
the division of the cell cytoplasm that usually follows mitotic or meiotic division of the nucleus.
Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
one of a pair of chromosomes that match up at meiosis and are identical in morphology and arrangement; a chromosome with the same gene sequence as another, each derived from one parent
reproduction involving the union of gametes
reproduction, as budding, fission, or spore formation, not involving the union of gametes.
a.the union of male and female gametic nuclei.
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism.
Genetics. of or relating to a dominant
any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits
the appearance of an organism resulting from the interaction of the genotype and the environment.
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second
a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, especially of a purebred animal.