Genetics and Heredity

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genetics

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the study of heredity

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heredity

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passing of traits from parents to offspring

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instincts

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a natural behavior that an animal or person is born knowing how to do, without having to learn it

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learned behavior

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a behavior an animal learns from its parents or environment

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inherited traits

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traits that are passed from parents to their offspring

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acquired traits

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traits influenced by experiences or the environment

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generation

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a group of individuals born and living at the same time

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offspring

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a new organism produced by one or more parents

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characteristics

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a distinguishing feature or quality

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gene

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made up of segments of DNA and they determine physical traits