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Genetics & Heredity

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What is the jelly-like substance that makes up the largest part of the cell?

cytoplasm

To produce energy for the cell, cellular respiration takes place in which organelle?

mitochondria

Structures that can be seen with our eyes are called?

macroscopic

What is the substance within the cell that stores genetic information?

DNA

The control center of the cell.

nucleus

What is the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring?

heredity

Which process makes a copy of DNA before the cell divides?

replication

What type of trait shows up in the offspring even if an allele for another trait is also present?

dominant

Represented by letters, what is the combination of alleles an organism has called?

genotype

A fertilized egg.

zygote

Which law states that a parent who has two different alleles for a trait is equally likely to pass either allele to its offspring?

law of segregation

What type of chart is pictures?

Punnett square

What percentage will have brown eyes?

75%

What percentage will have blue eyes?

25%

What is the scientific study of heredity known as?

genetics

Who is responsible for discovering and naming cells?

Robert Hooke