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Genetics and Heredity Unit Vocabulary
Read the chapter and write a definition for each word in a complete sentence. Underline
each the vocabulary word, and DO NOT USE THE GLOSSARY. You must read.
1. life cycle
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2. metamorphosis
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3. mitosis
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4. chromosome
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5. asexual reproduction
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6. zygote
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7. sexual reproduction
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8. gametes
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9. meiosis
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10. inherited trait
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11. dominate trait
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12. recessive trait
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13. gene
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14. Punnett Square
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15. DNA
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16. instinct
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17. learned behavior
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18. environment
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19. reclamation
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20. heredity
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21. migration
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*22. alleles
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