| NOM | cognition | genètica | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
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| Sentit | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms. | |
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| Categoria de | al·lel, al·lelomorf, allelomorph | (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character |
| cistrón, gen | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain | |
| cosmidi, cosmid | (genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments | |
| diploide | Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number | |
| diploide | (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell | |
| dominant | (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar / dissimilar | |
| encreuament, hibridació | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | |
| encreuament, híbrid | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar / dissimilar parents or stock | |
| expressió | (genetics) the process of expressing a gene | |
| haploide, monoploide | Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | |
| haploide | (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes | |
| haplotip | (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together | |
| herència | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents | |
| heterosi, heterosis | (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent | |
| heterozigot | (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring | |
| homozigot | (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic | |
| meiosi, miosi | (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms | |
| mutació | (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure | |
| parental | Designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced | |
| poligènic | Of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once | |
| poliploide | Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | |
| poliploide, poliploïdia | (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | |
| transcripció | (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA | |
| translocació | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts | |
| zigot | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) | |
| Específic | citogenètica | The branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes) |
| genètica molecular | The branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level | |
| genòmica | The branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences) | |
| proteòmica | The branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome | |
| General | biologia | The science that studies living organisms |
| Anglès | genetics, genetic science | |
| Espanyol | genética | |
| Adjectius | genètic | Of or relating to the science of genetics |
| Noms | genetista | A biologist who specializes in genetics |
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