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traits and reproduct
| 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 organisms |
| Structure | The way something is shaped or constructed |
| 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 version that are different |
| Homeozygous | Having gene versions that are the same |
| Inherit | To receive genes from a parent |
| Sexual reproduction | The process in which only one parent passes on its genetic information to create offspring cloning |
| Asexual reproduction | The pros=cess in which only one parent passes 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 leters |
| Dominant | The trait is inherited as long as the offspring receives at least one copy of the allele for that trait represented with capitol letters |
| Chromosome | A long piece of DNA that contains many genes |
| DNA deocyribonuleic acide | A type of mmelecule that genes and chromosomes are made of. |