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genetics
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Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation
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mutation
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a physical characteristic of an individual resulting from chromosomal change
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biomes
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a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region
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ecosystems
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a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
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allele
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any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for variation
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monohybrid
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the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
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chromosome
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any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order
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phenotype
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the appearance of an organism resulting from the interaction of the genotype and the environment
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genotype
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the sum total of genes transmitted from parent to offspring
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innate
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existing in one from birth
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