Science
A long piece of DNA that contains many genes
What is chromosome?
A proposed answer to a question about the natural world
What is claim?
A type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of
What is DNA?
Information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim
What is evidence?
A characteristic that all members of a species have
What is feature?
How something works
What is function?
An instruction for making a protein molecule
What is gene?
A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
What is gene version?
Having gene versions that are different
What is heterozygous?
Having gene versions that are the same
What is homozygous?
to receive genes from a parent
What is inherit?
a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
What is mutation?
The part of a cell where genes are found
What is nucleus?
An organism produced as a result of reproduction
What is offspring?
A type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
What is protein molecule?
The process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
What is reasoning?
A claim supported by evidence
What is a scientific argument?
The way something is shaped or constructed
What is structure?
A specific characteristic of an individual organism
What is a trait?
Any difference in traits between individual organisms
What is variation?
A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule?
What is an allele?
a protein molecule that does not perform its function, often because it does not connect to other molecules
What is nonfunctional protein?
The parts of the cell that build protein molecules based on instructions from genes
What are ribosomes?
The process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
What is sexual reproduction?
When a male and a female reproductive cell combine to create an offspring
What is fertalization?