Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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Triple X syndrome

Biology; Genetics

Triple X syndrome is a genetic disease caused by an extra X chromosome in every cell of a human female. The extra X chromosome results in the formation of XXX. It is not ...

mutant

Biology; Genetics

Something, such as a trait determined by the genes, that is caused by a mutation, is called as a mutant.

Morgan

Biology; Genetics

American biologist who studied the genetics of fruit flies. His experiments showed the importance of genes in passing on traits.

generation

Biology; Genetics

A group of plants, animals, or cells of the same kind that are borne around the same time.

gene

Biology; Genetics

A molecular unit of heredity of a living organism.

recessive trait

Biology; Genetics

A trait that does not appear in a living thing unless two genes for the same trait are inherited, one gene from the female parent and one gene from the male parent.