13 - Genetic Mutation Vocabulary

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Explanation

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A detailed account or clarification of a concept or process.

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Evidence

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Information or data that supports a claim or hypothesis.

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Gene

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A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

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Genetic mutation

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A change in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA.

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Chromosome

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A long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.

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Protein

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A molecule composed of amino acids that performs a vast array of functions within organisms.

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Trait

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A specific characteristic of an organism, which can be determined by genes or the environment.

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Structure

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The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

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Function

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The specific activity or role of a component or system within a larger structure.

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Protein structure

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The three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in an amino acid-chain molecule.