Reproduction of Living Things

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What is the process called when two parents combine their DNA to produce an offspring?

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Sexual reproduction.

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What is the main goal of reproductive strategies in living organisms?

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To pass on genes.

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What is a version of a gene called?

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Allele.

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What is an example of a reproductive strategy in animals?

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Nest building.

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What type of reproduction involves an animal making a copy of itself?

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Asexual reproduction.

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What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype.

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What is the observable physical characteristic of an organism called?

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Phenotype.

Front

What do we call the different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus?

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Alleles.

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What is the term for the process by which organisms produce offspring?

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Reproduction.

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What type of reproduction involves only one parent?

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Asexual reproduction.