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Trait

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characteristic feature of an organism (biochemistry, behaviour, appearance)

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Chromosome

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structure contains genes (protein and DNA)

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Gene

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section of DNA
code for proteins
functional unit of heredity

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gene locus

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specific location of gene along chromosome

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alleles

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different molecular forms of same gene

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