Vocabulary Flashcard (Inheritance and Genetic Variation)

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What are long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes?

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Chromosome

Front

What are different versions of a gene called?

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Allele

Front

Who do humans inherit traits from?

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Parents

Front

In sexually reproducing organisms, each parent contributes what fraction of the genes acquired by the offspring?

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Half

Front

The offspring of sexually reproducing organisms have genes that are what compared to that of their parents?

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Different

Front

What is the term for a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring?

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Inherited trait

Front

What is the basic unit of heredity in a living organism?

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Gene

Front

What is the process by which genetic information is passed from one generation to the next?

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Inheritance

Front

What is the variation in traits among individuals in a population called?

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Genetic variation

Front

What is the term for the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype