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Unit 2 Vocab

Change in life over time

QuestionAnswer
Genotype Combination of alleles
Natural Selection Survival of the fittest
GMO Genetically Modified Organism
Artificial Selection Humans select particular features for an organism
Punnett Square A tool used to determine possible combinations and probability of alleles
Recessive Needs 2 copies of the allele to be seen
DNA Composed of nucleotides
Genes Segments of DNA that code for proteins which codes for traits
Mutations A change in a gene - can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral
Dominant Variation of a gene that will produce a certain phenotype in the presence of the other allele
Traits A characteristic
Phenotype Observable physical traits - what we can see
Alleles One of two or more alternative forms of a gene
Chromosomes Bundles of tightly coiled DNA with part or all of the genetic material
Inheritance The passing of traits from parents to offsprings
Evolution Change over time
Heterozygous 2 different versions of a gene
Homozygous The presence of 2 identical alleles of a particular gene
Law of Superposition In an undisturbed sequence of rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top
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