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Genetic variation is the variation in the DNA sequence in each of our ______.
genomes
Environmental variation is also known as ______ plasticity.
phenotypic
Somatic mutations occur in ______ cells, not passed on.
body
The gene pool is a collection of all the genes and the alternative forms of genes (alleles) in any ______.
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Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication, exposure to mutagens, or a viral ______.
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Genetics is the study of inherited traits, rooted in ______, and their variations and transmission.
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Heredity is the transmission of inherited traits from generation to ______.
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A section of a DNA molecule whose sequence of building blocks instructs a cell to produce a particular ______.
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Genomes are the complete set of genetic instructions in the cells of a type of ______.
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Genomics is the field that analyzes and compares ______.
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