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Evolution
The idea that organisms living today are modified descendants of common ancestors
Biology
The scientific study of life
Emergent Properties
New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases
Systems Biology
The exploration of a biological system by analyzing the interactions among its parts
Eukaryotic Cell
A type of cell with a membrain enclosed nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles
Protists, Plants, Fungi, and Animals are eukaryotes
Prokaryotic Cell
A type of cell lacking a membrane enclosed nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles
Single celled microorganisms- Bacteria and Archaea are prokaryotes
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Genetic material
Gene
A stretch of DNA arranged along a chromosome
Gene Expression
The entire process by which the information in a gene directs the manufacture of a cellular product
Genome
The entire "library" of genetic instructions that an organism inherits
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