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| orderly, direct information gathering about a natural phenomenon |
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| assumption based on previous experience |
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| testable explanation of a situation |
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| a thing predicted, a conclusion made through a logical process |
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| a statement of similarities and differences |
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| a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like |
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| made up of various parts or elements |
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| deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. |
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| total DNA in each cell nucleus of an organism |
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| occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait |
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| molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group |
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| process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule |
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| type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm |
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| process of making mRNA from DNA |
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| process of making a protein from RNA |
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| change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene |
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