genetics

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• Gene Expression
  The process by which information in a gene produces a functional product: transcription of DNA to RNA and translation of RNA to protein.
• DNA Replication
  The semiconservative process by which cells duplicate their DNA before division, driven by helicase, polymerases, and Okazaki fragments.
• Mendelian Inheritance
  The patterns of trait transmission discovered by Gregor Mendel: segregation and independent assortment of alleles.
• CRISPR-Cas9
  A programmable genome-editing tool derived from a bacterial immune system that makes targeted DNA changes possible.