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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Traits | A distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of the one’s personal nature |
| DNA | The set or nongenetic traits, qualities, or features that characterize a person or thing. |
| Chromosomes | Any of several threadike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order. |
| Variations | The act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree. |
| Nucleus | A central part about which parts are grouped or gathered, core |
| Acquired | To come into possession or ownership of; get as one’s own |
| Inherited | To take or recive by succession or will; as an heir |
| Environmental Influences | The aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or Influences |
| Species variation | A term used in genetics, refers to a genetic event that causes the individuals or groups of a certian type or species to possess different characteristics from one another. Individual variation |
| Genes | The basic physical unit or heredity |
| Individual variation | The differences that vary from one individual to another in the same speices of living organisms. |