Genetics and Cell Biology

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Basic unit of life

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Cell

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A feature of an organism

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Trait

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Portion of DNA that determines traits

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Gene

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Structural changes to genes

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Mutations

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Many genes structured together

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Chromosome

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Inside the nucleus of a cell are arrangements of DNA called __________, which are the basic units of heredity.

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Chromosomes

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Found on chromosomes, genes determine which __________ your cells will make.

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Proteins

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There are different __________ of genes that code for all the different traits organisms can express.

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Variants

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When genes have __________, different proteins are being made that can change structure and function in beneficial, neutral, or even harmful ways.

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Mutations