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science vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sexual reproduction | The process in which two parents pass on their genes to create an offspring |
| asexual reproduction | The process in which only one parent passes on its genetic information to create an offspring |
| recessive | the trait is inherited only if the offspring inherits 2 copies of the allele for that trait |
| dominant | the trait is inherited as long as the offspring receives at leastst one copy of the allele for the trait |
| chromosome | a long piece of DNA that contains many genes |
| DNA | a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of |
| feature | a characteristic that all members of a species have |
| trait | a specific characteristic of an individual organism |
| variation | any difference in traits between individual organisms |
| function | how something works |
| protein molecules | a type of large molecule that perform important functions inside organisms |
| structure | the way something is shaped or constructed |
| gene | an instruction for making a protein molecule |
| allele | a specefic form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule |
| mutation | a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait |
| heterozygous | having gene versions that are different |
| inherit | to receive genes from a parent |