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| a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment |
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| reproduction in which a single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
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| a long molecule of dna and associated proteins that is found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells |
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| the trait observed when at least one dominant allele for a characteristic is inherited |
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| deoxyribonudeic acid (dna) |
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| heredity material that controls all the activities of a cell; a molecule that provides instructions for making new cells and making molecules called proteins |
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| a segment of dna that carries heredity instructions and is passed from parent to offspring located on chromosomes |
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| an organisms inherited combination of allele's |
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| a mutation that has a profound effect ont the resulting organism |
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| cell division that produces sex cells; chromosomes are copied once, and the cells divided twice. |
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| the part of the eukaryotic cell cycle in wich chromotids are seperated and 2 nucleui are formed |
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| a change in the type or order of the base in an organisms dna: deletion, insertion, or substitution are the 3 main types of mutation |
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| the process by which organisms with certain traits survive and reproduce at a higher rate than organisms without these traits |
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| a trait that is apparent only when 2 recessive alleles for the same characteristics are inherited |
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| reproduction that requires 2 parents and produces offspring that will share characteristics from both parents |
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| different forms of a characteristic |
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