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A snapshot of the summary - An Introduction to Genetic Analysis
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1 The Genetics Revolution
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Inheritance theory where Mendel’s genes are located on chromosomesChromosome theory
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A section of RNA (three nucleotides in length) that encodes a single amino acid.Codon
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Protein that can make a copy of a single DNA strand by synthesizing a matching strand with the complementary sequence of A’s, C’s, G’s, and T’s.DNA
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The phenotype shown by a heterozygote.Dominant
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The process of synthesizing two identical copies of a DNA molecule from one original copyDNA replication
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Protein that can join two DNA molecules together end-to-end.Ligase
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A species used in experimental biology with the presumption that what is learned from the analysis of that species will hold true for other species, especially other closely related species.Model organism
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Protein that can cut DNA molecules in specific locations or degrade an entire DNA molecule into single nucleotides.Nuclease
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A mutation that alters a single base position in a DNA molecule by converting it to a different base or by the insert/deletion of a single base in a DNA molecule.Point mutation
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The directed modification of a genome by the external application of DNA from a cell of different genotype.Transformation
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