Introduction to Genes and Genomes in Genetics

Genetic variation is the variation in the DNA sequence in each of our ______.

Environmental variation is also known as ______ plasticity.

Somatic mutations occur in ______ cells, not passed on.

The gene pool is a collection of all the genes and the alternative forms of genes (alleles) in any ______.

Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication, exposure to mutagens, or a viral ______.

Genetics is the study of inherited traits, rooted in ______, and their variations and transmission.

Heredity is the transmission of inherited traits from generation to ______.

A section of a DNA molecule whose sequence of building blocks instructs a cell to produce a particular ______.

Genomes are the complete set of genetic instructions in the cells of a type of ______.

Genomics is the field that analyzes and compares ______.