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Reproduction/traits

QuestionAnswer
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 organisims
Function How something works
Proteins Molecules A type of large molecules that preforms important functions inside organisims
Structure The way something is shaped or costructed
Gene An instruction for making a protein molecule
Gene Version(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 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 passed on its genetic information to create offspring=cloning
Recessive The trait is inherited only if the offspring inherits 2 copies of the allele for that trait(represented by lower case letters)
Dominant The trait is inherited as long as the offspring receives at least one copy of the allele for that trait(represented with capital letters)
Chromosome A long piece of DNA that contains many genes
DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid) A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
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