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Traits&Reproduction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 performs important functions inside of organisms |
| structure | the way something is shaped or constructed |
| gene | and instruction for making a protein molecule |
| gene version | a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule |
| mutation | a random change in a gene that sometimes responds to a new trait |
| hererozygous | having gene versions that are different |
| homozygous | having gene versions that are the same |
| inherit | to receive genes from a parent |
| sexual reproduction | the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring |
| asexual reproduction | the process in which only one parent passes on it's genetic information to create offspring=cloning |
| recessive | the trait inherited only if the offspring inherits 2 copies allele for that trait |
| chromosome | a long piece of DNA that contains many genes |
| DNA | a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made out of |