Traits and Reproduction (3/4)

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Trait

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A specific characteristic of an individual organism

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Feature

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A characteristic that all members of a species have

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Variation

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Any difference in traits between individual organisms

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Mutation

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A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait

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Sexual reproduction

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The process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring

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Fertilization

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When a male and a female reproductive cell combine to create an offspring

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Offspring

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An organism produced as a result of reproduction

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Inherit

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To receive genes from a parent

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Homozygous

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Having gene versions that are the same

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Heterozygous

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Having gene versions that are different