Amplify - Traits and Reproduction

An allele is...

• a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule

• a long piece of DNA that contains many genes

• a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of

• an instruction for making a protein molecule

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A chromosome is... 

• how something works

• having gene versions that are different

• a long piece of DNA that contains many genes

• a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

A feature is... 

• how something works

• a characteristic that all members of a species have

• having gene versions that are different

• an instruction for making a protein molecule

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Function means...

• an instruction for making a protein molecule

• the part of a cell where genes are found

• having gene versions that are the same

• how something works

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A gene is...

• an instruction for making a protein molecule

• how something works

• a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of

• having gene versions that are the same

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Inherit means...

• how something works

• the part of a cell where genes are found

• the process of making clear how your evidence support your claim

• to received genes from a parent

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Having gene versions that are different is

• heterozygous

• homozygous

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A characteristic that all members of a species have is a...

• gene

• trait

• feature

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A specific characteristic of an individual organism is a...

• feature

• gene

• trait

• gene version

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The part of the cell where the genes are located in the...

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

• nucleus

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