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Glossary

Mitosis : One cell duplicates the nucleus & DNA, making 2 daughter cells.
Meiosis : Produces cells with half the DNA of the parent.
Mutation : Change in the sequence of DNA.
Translation : Process of making a protein using mRNA code as an example.
Transcription : Process of producing mRNA using DNA as an example.
RNA : Strands of nucleotides but single helix.

Genetic drift : Random change in frequency of alleles in a population.
Recombinant DNA : Two genes from two different organisms.
Gene Flow : Movement of individual organisms & genetic information in and out of a population.
Transformation : Putting recombinant DNA into an organism.