List of Words for Letter ‘G’
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galaxy A mass of billions of stars
clustered together in a group.
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gas Matter
that has no definite shape and does not take up a definite amount of space.
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gene The portion of a chromosome that controls a particular inherited trait.
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generator A
device that converts mechanical energy—supplied by a hand crank, turbine, or motor—into electricity.
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gene splicing Adding
the genes from one organism to the genes of another organism.
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genetic disorder A
condition caused by a mutation, or change, in a gene or set of genes.
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genetic engineering A
way of intentionally changing the DNA sequence of a gene so that the gene will produce a particular trait.
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geneticist A
scientist who studies how heredity works.
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genetics All
of the DNA that makes up an organism.
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genome All of the DNA that makes up an
organism.
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genotype The
genes that are inherited by an organism for a particular trait.
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geothermal energy Heat
from below Earth’s surface.
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gravity The
force of attraction among all objects.