dna replication
The process of a dna molecule making a copy of itself
base sequence
the order of base pairs along a gene
protein synthesis
the production of proteins in the cell
mutation
a change in the hereditary material of an organism
genetic disorder
an abnormal condition that and organism inherits
selective breeding
the process of selecting organisms with desired traits to serve as parents for the next generation
genetic engineering
the process of transferring genes form one organism into the dna of another organism
dna fingerprinting
the process of producing an image of patters from someones dna
genome
the total amount of heredity material in a singe cell of an organism
mitochondria dna
dna that is found in the mitochondria of a cell
nucleotide
a unit of dna or rna consisting of a sugar a phosphate and a base.