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| Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid | What DNA stands for |
| double-helix | The twisted ladder shpe of the DNA Molecule |
| letters | A DNA strand is made of these |
| hemoglobin | Blood cells use this protein to capture and carry oxygen |
| pain | Receptor proteins are responsible for picking this up |
| mutated | When a gene is changed |
| protein | Each gene in DNA encodes information on how to make this |
| ribosome | In cytoplasm, this reads the message |
| heredity | The passing of traits from parents to a child is the basis of this |
| zygote | When a sperm and egg join, they create this single cell |
| complete | Each child inherits a _____ set of chromosomes |
| allele | Scientists describe the set of information for each form of a trait as an ______ |
| genes | Instruction manuals for our bodies |
| Mendel | The father of genetics |
| tall pea plant grew | The result of Mendel's experiment when he crossed a short pea plant with a tall pea plant. |
| he will be short | If a boy has poor nutrition, but genes for a tall body, what will probably happen |
| 3 meters long | If you stretched the DNA from a cell out, how long would it be? |
| 46 | How many chromosomes are in a human cell? |
| eye color | An example of physical/inherited trait |
| behavioral/acquired | A dog fetching a bone is an example of this |
