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TermDefinition
trait Quality or characteristic of a living thing
behavior a way in which a living thing reacts to its surroundings
inherited trait The characteristic of living things it gets from its parents
Population A group of organisms of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time
Acquired trait Characteristic of a living thing that it gets in his lifetime
Learned behavior Skill that a person or animal gets after they're born
Characteristic A distinguishing Quality or feature
Likeness Similarity to
organism biotic or living thing
offspring Children or young animals in relation to parents
species Group of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities
genetic Produced or influenced by genes
Heredity Transfer of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring
Resemble To be like or similar
DNA Material that transfers genetic characteristics from parents to offspring
Gene Part of DNA that transfer genetic characteristics from parents to offspring
Chromosome One of the rod-shaped or thread-like DNA containing bodies of a cell nucleus that contain all or most of the genes of an organism that can be seen especially during cell division
allele A dream that has two or more variations
Inheritance What you get from your parents or grandparents or someone else in genetics that the traits that you get from your parents
Trait variation Differences in the traits that are inherited
Dominant traits A genetic trait that is stronger than the other trait you inherit from your parents and therefore you will have that trait
Recessive trait A genetic trait that will only be senior genetics if both parents give you the recessive trait
Physical trait An observable characteristics that is determined by your genes
Nucleus The brain of the cell
cell Basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms
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