TRAIT a characteristic that an organism can pass on to

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TRAIT a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

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TRAIT
a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes

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heredity

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

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sexual reproduction

two organisms producing a offspring

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asexual reproduction

one parent producing one offspring

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genes

a segament of dna on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

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chromosome

a double rod that contains dna that carries genetic information

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dna

doexyribonucleic acid

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genotypes

an organisms genetic makeup

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phenotype

an organisms physical apperance

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alleles

the different forms of gene

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heterotroph

an organism that can not make its own food

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heterozygous

having two different alleles

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