Genetics

4. an alteration in DNA structure that is capable of causing cellular injury and reduces viability or reproductive fitness of the organism
5. the manual processing of voice reports dictated by physicians and other healthcare professionals into text format.
6. the nucleotide triplets of DNA and RNA molecules that carry genetic information in living cells.
9. biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.
10. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
12. the haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism.
13. the genetic heritage passed down by our biological parents
14. threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
15. the process in which two complementary single-stranded DNA and/or RNA molecules bond together to form a double-stranded molecule
16. a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.

1. he changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA
2. a process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an organism
3. a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes
7. ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins
8. a term used to describe the physical structure of DNA.
11. the study of all of the genetic material in an organism