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science ch.4
Chapter 4 vocab./terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquired trait | a characteristic that an organism develops after it is born |
| chromosomes | short, thick coils of DNA |
| DNA | a molecule found in the nucleus of a cell and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transfer of genetic information |
| gene | a short segment of DNA that determines an organism's inherited traits |
| heredity | the genetic trasfer of characteristics from parent to offspring |
| mutation | a change in the genes of an organism |
| nucleotide | the basic structural unit of DNA |
| adaptation | a trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment |
| dominant | being expressed when an organism receives genes for two different forms of a trait |
| hybrid | an organism that has two different genes for the same trait |
| recessive | not being expressed when an organism receives genes for two different forms of a trait |