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Traits and Reproduction

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  • a claim supported by evidence
    scientific argument
  • a characteristic that all members of a species have
    feature
  • the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
    reasoning
  • the part of a cell where genes are found
    nucleus
  • an organism produced as a result of reproduction
    offspring
  • a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
    mutation
  • information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim
    evidence
  • a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
    claim
  • a specific characteristic of an individual organism
    trait
  • the way something is shaped or constructed
    structure
  • a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
    protein molecule
  • the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
    sexual reproduction
  • a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
    DNA
  • how something works
    function
  • a long piece of DNA that contains many genes
    chromosome
  • an instruction for making a protein molecule
    gene
  • any difference in traits between individual organisms
    variation
  • to receive genes from a parent
    inherit
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