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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 produes offspring that are identical to the parent |
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| a long molecule of DNA and associated proteins that is found in the nucleaus 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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| deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) |
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| hereditary material that controls all the activites 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 caries hereditary instructions and is passed from parent to offspring: located on chromosomes |
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| an organism's inherited combination of alleles |
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| a mutation that has a profound effect ib the resulting organism |
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| cell division that produces sex cells; chromosomes are copied once, and the cell divides twice |
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| the part of the eukaryotic cell cycle in which chromatids are separated and two nuclei are formed |
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| a change in the type or order of the bases in an organism's DNA: Deletion, insertion, or substituion are the three 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 two recessive alleles for the same characteristics are inherited |
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| reproduction that requires two parents and produces offspring that will share characteristics from both parents |
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| different forms of a characteristic (brown or red hair) |
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