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- GENE
- A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
- UNICELLULAR
- A type of organism that is made up of a single cell.
- CLASSIFICATION
- The process of grouping things based on their similarities.
- MUTATION
- A change in a gene or chromosome.
- MITOSIS
- The stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus divides into two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each daughter cell.
- MEIOSIS
- The process that occurs in sex cells (sperm and egg) by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.
- CUTICLE
- The waxy, waterproof layer that covers the leaves and stems of some plants.
- FLAGELLUM
- A long, whiplike structure that helps a unicellular organism move.
- ALLELES
- The different forms of a gene.
- ROBOSOME
- A tiny structure in the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made.
- NEUTRAL
- when mutation has no affect on an organism
- MOVE
- a fungus like protists has the ability to move at some point in its life
- OXYGEN
- main difference between resperation and fermentation
- HYDROCHLORIC ACID
- An acid produced in the stomach which helps the body digest food
- HYDROGYN
- the lightest element in the universe, composed of one proton and one electron
- PENICILLIN
- A substance which fights bacteria.
- FIDDLEHEAD
- tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes