Vocabulary
a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
Claim
how something works
Function
the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
Reasoning
a claim supported by evidence
Scientific Argument
information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim
Evidence
an instruction for making a protein molecule
Gene
having gene versions that are different
Heterozygous
having gene versions that are the same
Homozygous
a characteristic that all members of a species have
Feature
a specific characteristic of an individual organism
Trait
the way something is shaped or constructed
Structure
to receive genes from a parent
Inherit
an organism produced as a result of reproduction
Offspring
a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
Mutation
the part of a cell where genes are found
Nucleus
a long piece of DNA that contains many genes
Chromosome
any difference in traits between individual organisms
Variation
BONUS
BONUS
a type of molecule that genes and chromosome are made of
DNA
a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
Protein Molecule
a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecules
Allele/Gene Version
when a male and female reproductive cells combine to create an offspring
Fertilization
a protein molecule that does not perform its function, often because it does not connect to other molecules
Nonfunctional Protein
the parts of a cell that build protein molecules based on instructions from genes
Ribosomes
the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
Sexual Reproduction