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Selective Breeding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A trait developed after an organism is born | aquired |
| To mate organisms with desirable traits | selective breeding |
| made up of a phosphate, a sugar, and a base | nucleotide |
| A change in the arrangement of a gene | mutation |
| appears in 2 strands coiled together | DNA |
| Any trait that allows an individual to survive in its environment | adaptation |
| Occurs when a female gamete joins witha male gamete | sexual reproduction |
| All organisms have a different # of these | chromosomes |
| Only expressed if an organism has 2 genes for that trait | recessive |
| name 2 examples of adaptations | mimicry, camouflage, warning coloration |
| A chemical sequence of DNA that determines the trait of an organism | gene |
| An organism made with 2 different genes for the same trait | hybrid |
| Expressed even if one gene for that form of the trait is inherited | dominant |
| The process where genes are passed from parent to offspring | heredity |
| An example of an inherited trait | web spinning spider, hair color |
| # of chromosomes in humans | 46 |
| This is how bacteria multiply | asexual (EXAMPLE) |