HEREDITY
MONOHYBRID CROSS
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An entire chromosome that codes for a trait
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a piece of clothing
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a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
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Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait
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Detailed explanation-1: -The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child. Genes are made up of sequences of DNA and are arranged, one after another, at specific locations on chromosomes in the nucleus of cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gene. A segment of a DNA molecule (a sequence of bases) that codes for a particular protein and determines the traits (phenotype) of the individual. A gene is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism.
Detailed explanation-3: -DNA, genes and chromosomes work together to make you who you are. Chromosomes carry DNA in cells. DNA is responsible for building and maintaining your human structure. Genes are segments of your DNA, which give you physical characteristics that make you unique.
Detailed explanation-4: -Within an individual organism, the specific combination of alleles for a gene is known as the genotype of the organism, and (as mentioned above) the physical trait associated with that genotype is called the phenotype of the organism.
Detailed explanation-5: -Genes are made up of DNA. Each chromosome contains many genes.