Unit 2 Vocabulary Factors that Influence Growth

Organisms with this type of trait are more likely to survive and reproduce following

• genetic factor

• gene pool

• favorable trait

• inherited trait

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Genes you are born with affect variation of traits; can be passed on

• genetic factor

• environmental factor

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Environment affects variation of traits; can not be passed on

• genetic factor

• environmental factor

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Code for traits based on specific gene

• Gene Pool

• Protein

• Environmental factors

• Favorable Trait

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Combination of all genes present in a reproducing population

• gene puddle

• gene lake

• gene pond

• gene pool

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Traits that are passed down from parents to offspring

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

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Traits that are developed because of environment influence; learned

• inherited trait

• acquired trait

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Traces one trait through generations

• genetic engineering

• ethics

• pedigree

• cloning

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Humans choose which individuals breed to increase certain traits

• selective breeding

• genetic variation

• genetic modification

• genetic mutation

Difference in form, function, or behavior due to genetic change

• artificial selection

• selective breeding

• genetic variation

• genetic engineering

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