Evolution and Genetics Terms
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Evolution | A theory that all organisms are related and share a common ancestor
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DNA | The instructions on how to build an organism
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Species | A group of organisms that are related and can produce offspring.
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Adaptation | A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce.
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Population | A group of individuals of the same species.
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Environmental factors | Anything in an environment that can affect an organism such as temperature, food, available, water
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Extinction | When an entire species dies off from Earth.
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Genetic Mutation | A mistake in DNA that can lead to a new trait in an organism.
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Camouflage | An adaptation when an organism can blend in with its environment.
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Genetics | A branch of science that studies DNA, traits and inheritance.
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Heredity | The passing down of traits from parent to child
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Dominant trait | Part of the DNA that usually shows up in the new organism
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Recessive trait | Part of the DNA that is not shown in an organism but gets passed down.
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