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| cell | the basic unit of life |
| cell wall | the tough, flexible covering that surrounds the cell membrane of a plant cell |
| adaptation | the process that helps an organismsurvive and function in the environment |
| hybrid | an organism that carries both dominant and recessive versions of a particular trait |
| mutation | a change in the genetic information within a cell |
| recessive gene | a gene that has no effect if a dominant gene is present |
| dominant gene | one gene in a gene pair that determines the inherited train |
| Punnett Square | used in genetics to predict the probability of genetic traits in offspring |
| cytoplasm | jelly-like fluid outside the nucleus of every cell |
| nucleus | round or oval shaped body inside a cell that controls the activities of the cell |
| unicellular | an organism made of one cell |
| trait | characteristic of an organism, often inherited, such as eye color |
| multicellular | organism made up from many cells |
