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Stack #4652355
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| feature | a characteristic that all members of a species have |
| trait | a specific characterirstic of an individual organism |
| variation | any difference in traits between indivudual organisms |
| function | how something works |
| protein molecules | a type of large molecules that performs important functions inside organisms |
| structure | the way something is shaped or constructed |
| gene | an instruction for making a protein molecule |
| Allele/ Gene Version | a specific form of 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 the diffrent |
| inherit | to receive genes from a parent |
| Sexual reprodiction | the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring |
| Asexual reproduction | the process in which only one parent passes on 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 flower 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) |
| chromosone | a long piece of DNA that contains many genes |
| DNA (deoxyribonucleic Acid) | a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of |
| homozygous | having gene versions that are the same |
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