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Genetics

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Feature a distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
Trait a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person
Varition a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.
Function an activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person or thing.
Protein Molecules made from a long chain of these amino acids, each linked to its neighbor through a covalent peptide bond
Structure the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
Gene The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child
Gene Version (aka=Allele) different forms or variants of a gene, known as alleles, which can lead to variations in traits or characteristics
Mutation A random change to a gene that sometimes results protein molecule
Heterozygous Having gene Version that are different
Homozygous Having gene versions that are the same
Inherit To revice genes from a parent
Sexual Reproduction occurs when the sperm from the male parent fertilizes an egg from the female parent, producing an offspring that is genetically different from both parents
Asexual Reproduction a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.
Recessive elating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent.
Dominat most important, powerful, or influential.
Chromosome threadlike structures made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell
DNA (dexyriboncleic acid) a molecule that contains the genetic information for an organism's development and function
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