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Science unit 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Offspring | the young of an animal or plant |
| Inherit | to have (a characteristic, disease, etc.) because of the genes that you get from your parents when you are born |
| Trait | a quality that makes one person or thing different from another |
| Genetics | the scientific study of how genes control the characteristics of plants and animals |
| DNA | a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of plants and animals |
| Learned Trait/Behavior | are behaviors that must be taught/learned |
| Acquired Trait | A trait that is not inherited |
| Species | a group of organisms of the same kind that can mate and produce offspring like themselves |
| Population | all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time |
| Community | populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time |
| Culture | the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. |
| Inherited Trait | a characteristic that is passed from parents to their offspring |
| Genes | segments of DNA strands that code for a specific trait. |
| Parent | is a caregiver of the offspring in their own species |
| Variation | the occurrence of an organism in more than one distinct color or form. |
| Hereditary | the passing of traits from one generation to the next |
| Litter | a group of animal offspring born at the same time |
| Transmitted | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity |