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cells and heredity
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any characteristic that makes you a unique individual is called? | trait |
| distinguish between inherited and acquired traits. give one example. | hair color |
| the passing of traits from parent to offspring is called? | heredity |
| this uses the concept of "genes" to explain how traits are passed on | genetics |
| these are the units of heredity that are located at a specific location on a chromosome | genes |
| most traits are coded for by one or many genes? | multiple |
| each chromosome in a chromosome pair is called? | homolog |
| homo means | same |
| log | place where information is located |
| scientists use letters to represent the different forms a gene may have for a trait the letters are called? | alleles |
| humans have ____ chromosomes | 46 |
| ____ pairs of chromosome | 23 |