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What are strands of DNA that have been tightly coiled?

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Chromosomes

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What do forensic scientists study to help figure out crimes?

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DNA

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What is the genetic material found in cells that contain the code of life?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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What do we call differences in traits that explain why siblings don't look exactly alike?

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Variations

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Genetic traits are passed from ________ to ________.

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parent; offspring

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What is the basic unit of heredity in living organisms?

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Gene

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What is a change in the DNA sequence called?

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Mutation

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What is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring?

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Heredity

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What are observable characteristics or traits of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What is the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

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