Selective Breeding Vocab

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The occurrence of an organism, trait or gene in more than one form

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Variation

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The science of how genetic information is transferred from parent to offspring

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Genetics

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A characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring

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Inherited traits

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What a plant or animal does

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Behavior

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Characteristics that allow a species to survive and reproduce

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Adaptation

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The process of selecting specific organisms for breeding based on desired traits

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Selective Breeding

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The basic unit of heredity that carries genetic information

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Gene

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The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism

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Phenotype

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The genetic makeup of an organism, representing the combination of alleles

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Genotype

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A change in a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment

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Adaptation