Instructions: Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 47

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Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Paleolithic

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Definitions:

Female

An individual of the species that is typically characterized by the production of eggs or ovum and, in mammals, possession of two X chromosomes.

Linked Genes

Genes located close together on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together.

Independent Assortment

A principle of genetics stating that genes for different traits are distributed to sex cells (& gametes) independently of one another.

Chromosome

A thread-like structure composed of DNA and protein that contains genetic information in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.