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Traits Reproduction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trait | A specific characteristic of an individual organism |
| variation | Any difference in traits between individual organisms |
| function | How something works |
| 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 versions that are different |
| homozygous | having gene versions that are the same |
| inherit | To receive genes from a parent |
| recessive | The trait is inherited only if the offspring inherits 2 copies of the allele for that trait |
| dominant | The trait is inherited as long as the offspring receives at least one copy of the allele for that trait |
| DNA | A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of |