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Variation in Species
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What leads to variations in traits? | DNA mutations |
| What do most mutations do to organisms? | no impact, or maybe kill the organism |
| Other than mutation, what causes variation in a species? | sexual reproduction |
| Sexual reproduction leads to variation because of the ___ of DNA? | mixing |
| How many chromosomes come from each parent? | 23 |
| When 2 chromosomes contain the same set of genes, but are not identical – they are called ___ chromosomes? | homologous |
| The versions of the genes that you have- the actual letter code is the __? | genotype |
| The visible traits that you get from your genes are called __? | phenotypes |
| What process involves segments of DNA from homologous chromosomes being swapped from one chromosome to another? | crossing over |
| What are the 2 main sources of variation in species? | genetic mutation and sexual reproduction |