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Science Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A trait developed after an organism is born | Aquired trait |
| Chemical sequence of DNA that determines a trait of an organism | Gene |
| Made up of a phosphate, sugar and a base | Nucleotide |
| Reproductive material appearing as two strands coiled around each other | DNA |
| A change in the arrangement of bases in a gene | Mutation |
| The way bacteria reproduce | Asexual |
| Trait that can be expressed with only one gene inherited | Dominant |
| Trait that is expressed only when two genes are inherited | Recessive |
| When organisms are mated to produce offspring with desirable traits | Selective breeding |
| A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment | Adaptation |
| When a female gamete joins with a male gamete to form a new organism | Sexual reproduction |
| Process through which traits are passed from parents to offspring | Heredity |
| An organism that has two different genes for the same trait | Hybrid |
| What is the number of chromosomes in each human cell? | Forty-six |
| What is an example of an inherited trait? | A spider spinning a web |