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Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| feature | a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: |
| function | the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role. |
| gene | the basic physical unit of heredity |
| gene version | "Allele" is the word that we use to describe the alternative form or versions of a gene |
| heterozygous | relating to or being a heterozygote, an organism that possesses a pair of differing alleles, one dominant and one recessive, of a particular gene. |
| homozygous | having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics. |
| inherit | to receive (a genetic character or trait) by the transmission of hereditary factors. |
| mutation | Also called break. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. |
| protein molecule | a large, complex organic molecule made of long chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction involving the union of gametes. |
| structure | the manner in which atoms in a molecule are joined to each other, |
| trait | a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature |
| variation | a difference or deviation in structure or character from others of the same species or group. |
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