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| a physical trait such as eye color or hair color |
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| small segment of DNA that carries hereditary information |
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| the study of how certain features are passed down from a parent to their offspring |
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| the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
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| to receive (a characteristic) from one's parents by genetic transmission |
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| a distinguishing quality that all members of a species have in common; can also be a specific feature such as tail color or leaf color (the examples we studied in class) |
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| the children of a person, animal, or plant considered as a group |
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| reproduction that only involves one parent and in which the offspring is genetically identical to the parent |
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| reproduction that involves two or more parents and which the offspring have genetic characteristics of both parents |
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| the basic unit of structure of all living things-the smallest unit in which life processes can be carried out |
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| a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction |
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| the female reproductive cell |
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| creation by the physical union of male and female gametes (gametes-a mature sexual reproductive cell) |
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| an organism that has characteristics resulting from a change in the structure of the chromosome; most are harmful to the organism |
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| the cell's control center; it stores the cell's genetic information (chromosomes) and controls the cell's function |
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| the male reproductive cell |
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| either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same location on a particular chromosome and that control the same characteristic (for example TT, tt, or Tt) |
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| receive by genetic transmission from parents |
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| producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar (for example, Tt would produce a blue tailed organism) |
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| gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical (for example, tt would produce an orange tailed organism) |
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| The likelihood that a particular combination of phenotypes will be inherited. For example, the likelihood of a blue tail was 3:1 in the third generation. |
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| A graphic organizer used to chart the possible combination of genotypes. |
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| The genetics characteristic of inheritance. |
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| Having different alleles from each parent for a particular gene. |
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| Structures that direct cells growth and reproduction and hold the genetic information that is passed on to new cells. |
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| The process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells. |
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| The molecule within a cell that carries the genetic information of an organism. |
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| The idea that both genetics and environment play a role in the development of organisms. |
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| the weather conditions over many years |
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| description of weather conditions |
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| sunny, cloudy, stormy, humid, dry, hot, cold |
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| description of our climate in Lakeland |
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| warm air holds more of this than cold air |
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| forms on the grass, trees, cars, etc. when the air temperature drops during the night |
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| point at which the air must be cooled before it condenses some of its vapor into droplets |
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| current conditions or what outdoor conditions are like at any given moment |
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| stratus clouds that form near the ground |
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| the kind of clouds that are very tall, flat on top, and associated with lots of rain, thunder, and lightning |
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| a dull gray mass of clouds, solid and without any shape |
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| clouds that look like small puffs of cotton |
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| clouds that look like small puffs of cotton |
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| what makes cirrus clouds look wispy |
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| means “heavy rain or rain cloud” in Latin |
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| means high in Latin, but is used to describe the location of the middle-altitude clouds between 2000 and 6000 meters |
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| the prefix used to describe the highest clouds above 6000 meters |
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| means “heaping or mass” in Latin and looks like these clouds are piled up |
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| means “stretched out or extended” in Latin and looks like a sheet |
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| means “curl, filament, or tuft” in Latin |
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| plants produce this gas as a waste product of photosynthesis |
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| nitrogen is used by this organism for growth |
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| the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere |
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| 99% of air is composed of these two gases |
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| the property of air demonstrated by measuring the mass of uninflated and inflated balloons on the triple-beam-balance |
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| the property of air demonstrated by the paper towel in the cup experiment |
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| has the layer of the atmosphere where most commercial air traffic takes place |
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| the layer of the atmosphere closest to earth that contains most of the clouds where the temperature falls with increased altitude |
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