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Science Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sexual Reproduction | The process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring |
| Asexual Resproduction | The process in which only one parent passes on its genetic information to create offspring = cloning |
| Recessive | The trait is inherits 2 copies of the allele for that trait (represented by lower case letters) |
| Dominant | The trait is inherited a s long as the offspring receives at least one copy of the allele for that trait (represented with capitol letters) |
| Chromosome | A long piece of DNA that cotains many genes |
| DNA (DeoxyriboNucleicAcid) | A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of |
| Feature | A characteristic that all members of a species have |
| Trait | A specfic characteristic of an individual organism |
| Variation | And defference in traits between individual orgamisms |
| Function | How something works |
| Protein Molecules | A type of large molecules that performs important funtions inside organisms |
| Structure | The way something is shaped or constructed |
| Gene | An instructuion for maming protein molecules |
| Gene Version (aka = Allele) | A specfic form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule |
| Mutation | A random chamge toa gene that sometimes results in a new trait |
| Heteroxygous | Having gene versions that are same |
| Inherit | To receive genes from a parent |
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