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Inheritance
Transmission of
genetic
information from
generation
to generation
Chromosome
Thread-like structure of
DNA
, carrying genetic information in the form of
genes
Allele
A
version
of a
gene
Haploid nucleus
Nucleus
containing a
single
set
of
chromosomes
, e.g. in
gametes
Diploid nucleus
Nucleus containing
two
sets of
chromosomes
, e.g. in
body
cells
In a
diploid
cell, chromosomes are arranged in
pairs
and there are 23 pairs
