How is genetic information encoded in a DNA molecule?

Define the terms allele, chromosome, and gene, and explain how they relate to one another. Develop an analogy between these terms and the process of using a street map to locate a new apartment to live in next year (i.e., consider which term is analogous to a street, which to a type of building, and which to an apartment floor plan).

Define the terms genotype and phenotype, and relate them to one another.

Define each of the following terms:

mutation

Define each of the following terms:

natural selection

Define each of the following terms:

genotype

Define each of the following terms:

nucleic acid strand polarity