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Chapter 4 vocab./terms

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acquired trait   a characteristic that an organism develops after it is born  
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chromosomes   short, thick coils of DNA  
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DNA   a molecule found in the nucleus of a cell and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transfer of genetic information  
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gene   a short segment of DNA that determines an organism's inherited traits  
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heredity   the genetic trasfer of characteristics from parent to offspring  
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mutation   a change in the genes of an organism  
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nucleotide   the basic structural unit of DNA  
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adaptation   a trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment  
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dominant   being expressed when an organism receives genes for two different forms of a trait  
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hybrid   an organism that has two different genes for the same trait  
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recessive   not being expressed when an organism receives genes for two different forms of a trait  
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