A continent is what floats on top of the plate. There are continental and oceanic plates. The continents float on the continental plate and the ocean sits on the oceanic plate â¦ . But there are also plates that carry both continents and oceans.
Definition of Control (genetic). Control (genetic): The control of gene expression. Genetic control may be on the transcriptional or translational level. Transcriptional control works by controlling the number of RNA transcripts of a region of DNA, indirectly controlling protein synthesis.
1 Genetic = some portion of the trait is inherited in some way. 2  Genetic = the trait is controlled by some combination of named Mendelian genes, which may be may be identified as being located on a particular chromosome, and near some other genes.