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Genetic's

TermDefinition
Trait A quality or characteristics of a living thing.
Behavior A way in which a living thing acts or responds to it's surroundings
Inherited trait A characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents
Population A group of organisms of the same kind that live in the same area at the same time
Acquired trait A characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime
Learned behavior A skill that an animal develops after it is 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 A group of individuals having common characteristics or qualities
Genetic Producer or influenced by genes
Heredity Transfer of genetic characteristics from parent to offspring
Resemble To be like or similar
DNA Material that transfers genetic characteristics from parents to offspring
Gene Part of DNA that transfers genetic characteristics from parents to offsprings
Chromosome One of the rod-shaped or threadlike DNA containing bodies of a cell nucleus that contain all or most of the genes of the organism and can be seen especially during cell division
Allele A gene that has to or more variations
Inheritance What you get from your parents,grandparents or some one else; in genetics the trait that you get from your parents
Trait variation Differences in traits that are inherited
Dominant trait A genetic trait that is stronger than the other trait that you inherit from your parents therefore you will have that trait
Recessive trait A genetic trait that will only be seen in your genetics if both parents give you that recessive trait
Physical trait An observable characteristic that is determined by your genes
Nucleus The "brain" of the cell
Cell Basic structural and functional unit of all known organisms
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