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Traits&Reproduction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feature | A characteristic that all memebers of a species have. |
| Trait | A specific characteristic of an indiviual organism. |
| Variation | Any difference in traits between indiviual orgnaisms. |
| Function | How something works. |
| Protein Molecules | A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms. |
| Structure | The way something is shaped or constructed. |
| Gene | An instruction for making a protein molecule. |
| Gene Verison (aka=Allele) | A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule. |
| Mutation | A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait. |
| Heterozygous | Having gene veisons that are different. |
| Homozygous | Having gene verisons that are the same. |
| Inherit | To recieve 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 parents pass on its genetic informtion to created offspring=cloning. |
| Recessive | The trait is inherited only if the offspring inherits 2 copies of the allele for the trait (represented with capitol letters). |
| Dominant | The trait is inherited as long as the offspring recieve at least one copy of the allele for the trait (represented with capitol letters).w |
| Chromosome | A long piece of DNA that contains many genes. |
| DNA (deoxyribonucliec acid) | A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of. |