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Science Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a specific form a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule | allele |
| a long piece of DNA that contains many genes | chromosome |
| a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of | DNA |
| a characteristic that all member of a species have | feature |
| when a male and a female reproductive cells combine to create an offspring | fertilization |
| how something works | function |
| an instruction for making a protein molecule | gene |
| a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular proteins molecule | gene versions |
| having gene versions that are different | heterozygous |
| having gene versions that are the same | homozygous |
| to receive genes from a parent | inherit |
| a protein molecule that does not perform its functions , often because it does not connect to other molecules | a non-functional protein |
| the part of a cell where genes are found | nucleus |
| an organism produced as a result of reproduction | offspring |
| a type of large molecules that performs important functions inside an organisms | protein molecule |
| the parts of the cell that build protein molecules based on instructions form genes | ribosomes |
| the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring | Sexual reproduction |
| any difference in traits between individual organisms | variation |
| always shows up when present - represented by a capital letter of the dominant trait / allele | Dominant allele |
| only shows up when paired with another recessive allele. - represented by a lowercase letter of the dominant allele. | Recessive allele |
| physical appearance | Phenotype |
| genetic make up | genotype |
| a square that tells you the possible combinations of offspring you can have | Pannet Square |
| Guanine | Cytosine |
| Thymine | Adenine |
| Uracil | Adenine |
| the way something is shaped or constructed | structure |
| a specific characteristic of an individual organism | trait |