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| Characteristics that every member of a species possesses. |
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| Individual Characteristic |
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| Characteristics such as eye, hair and skin color, body build, intelligence, and other features that make a person unique. |
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| A section of DNA that produces a particular polypeptide chain of amino acids (a protein or a section of protein)that causes a particular trait. |
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| Strand of DNA complexed with proteins; usually found within the cell's nucleus. |
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| Proteins that support, protect, and help maintain the tightly coiled structure of the DNA in a chromosome. |
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| One of the two DNA duplicates that compose one chromosome (when the chromosome is not separated). |
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| The attachment point of two sister chromatids; also serves as point of attachment of spindle fibers during mitosis. |
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| An illustration in which the chromosomes of a cell are arranged according to their size. |
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| Homologous Pair of Chromosomes |
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| Two chromosomes that have the same kinds of genes (alleles) in the same order. |
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| One member of a homologous pair of chromosomes. |
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| The condition of having homologous pairs of chromosomes. |
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| The condition of having only one member of each homologous pair of chromosomes; characteristic of gametes. |
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