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Chapter 7
Growth and Inheritance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Life Cycle | The stages that a living thing passes through as it grows and changes |
| Mitosis | The process by which most cells divide |
| Chromosome | A threadlike structure in the nucleus, made up of DNA |
| Inherited Trait | A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring |
| Dominant Trait | A trait that appears even if an organism has only one factor for the trait |
| Recessive Trait | A trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for the trait |
| Gene | The part of a chromosome that contains the DNA code for an inherited trait |
| Instinct | A behavior that an organism inherits |
| Learned Behavior | A behavior that an animal acquires through experience |
| Environment | All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism |