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15 Cards in this Set
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Enzyme
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A protein molecule that helps other organic molecules enter into chemical reactions with one another but itself unaffected by these reactions
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Eugenics
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The idea that one can improve the human race by careful selection of those who made and produce offspringFamily family
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Family
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The classification lower than in order and higher then a genus. lions tigers cheetahs and house cats belong to the same biological family
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Fauna
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Animals, especially animals of a particular place and time
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fermentation
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A chemical reaction in which sugars are broken down into smaller molecules that can be used in living systems
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Fertilization
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The joining of sex cells to form a fetus
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fetus
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The embryo of an animal that bears it's young alive
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Flora
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Plants, especially place of a particular place and time
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Flower
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The part of a plant that produces the seed
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Fruit
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The part of the seed bearing plants that contains the fertilize seeds capable of generating a new plant
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Fungi
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Plantlike organisms lacking chlorophyll such as mushrooms molds east and mildews
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Gene
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A portion of a DNA molecule that serves as the basic unit of heredity
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Gene mapping
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The process of determining where genes are located on individual chromosomes
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Gene splicing
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A term used to refer to the process by which the DNA of an organism is cut and a gene is inserted
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Genetic code
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The code that translates the sequence of molecules along the DNA strand into a sequence of amino acids along proteins manufactured by cell
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