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nounthe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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- cross (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- cross (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
- character (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
- expression (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
- crossing (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- translation (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
- gene (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- genetic of or relating to the science of genetics
- factor (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
- inheritance (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents