DNA - complex molecule that contains all of the information necessary to build and maintain an organism; genetic material, traits - specific characteristics determined by genes, genes - small sections of the DNA that code for traits, heredity - the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring, asexual reproduction - one parent produces offspring, genetically identical to parent; uniform offspring, sexual reproduction - requires 2 gametes (male and female sex cells); produce offspring genetically diverse; they are not completely like either parent, genetic variation - the difference in DNA among individuals or the differences between populations among the same species, artificial selection - when people (instead of nature) select which organisms get to reproduce based on a desired trait; selective breeding, natural selection - process in which organisms that are better suited for an environment tend to survive and reproduce, adaptation - is a trait that improves an organism’s ability to survive in its environment, offspring - child or young of a particular parent,

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