Deoxyribonucleic Acid DNA Chromosomes tightly coiled strands of DNA and protein that carry tens to hundreds of genes a type of genetic material common to all life on Earth; the main constituent of chromosomes Deoxyribonucleic Acid
a section of DNA or RNA that codes for a specific trait Genetic Material Genes the nuclear and cytoplasmic material that determines the function and structure of a cell a section of DNA or RNA that codes for a specific trait
the basic unit of structure and function of organisms Nucleus Cell an organelle found in some cells that regulates the cell’s activity and stores its genetic information the basic unit of structure and function of organisms
Trait Inherit to receive a genetic trait from a parent a characteristic of an organism