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Reproduct and trait
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feature | a characteristic all members of species have |
| trait | a specific characteristic of a individual organism |
| variation | any difference in traits between individual organism |
| function | how something works |
| protein molecules | large molecules that performs important functions inside organisms |
| structure | the way something is shaped or constructed |
| gene | a insturction for making a protein molecule |
| Allele | a specific form of gene that provides instructions for making a protein molecule |
| mutation | a random change in a gene that resuts in a new trait. |
| heterozygous | having gene versions that are different |
| homozygous | having genes that are the same |
| inherit | to recieve genes from a parent |
| sexual reproduction | the process in which two parents pass their genes to create babies or offspring |
| asexual reproduction | the process in which one parent passes on its genetic infomation to create offspring |
| recessive | the trait is inherit only if opspring inherits 2 copies of allele for that traits |
| dominant | the trait is inherit as long as the offspring receives at least one copy of allele for the trait |
| chromozone | a long piece of DNA that connects many genes |
| DNA | a type of molecule that chromozone is made of |
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