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| asexual reproduction | the process of one cell splitting to form two daughter cells |
| DNA | molecules in the nuclei of cells that make up chromosomes and serve as a "code" for an organisms traits |
| dominant traits | traits that are stronger in an organisms genetic code and more likely to appear in offspring |
| egg | the female sex cell |
| genes | the parts of the DNA molecule that control the development of specific traits |
| heredity | the process by which traits are passed drom parents to offspring |
| mutation | a change in the genetic code, causing and abnormality in the organism |
| recessive traits | traits that are weaker in an organism's genetic code and less likely to appear in offspring |
| sexual reproduction | the joining of two sex cells, a sperm and an egg, to produce offspring |
| sperm | a male sex cell |
| traits | characteristics, which may be inherited, that identify organisms as individuals |
