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noun • (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | ||||||||
| 21% | 10 | Characterized by sharing the same evolutionary origin or ancestral trait | ||||||
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| 21% | 11 | A theory proposing that all instances of a particular trait in a species can be traced back to a single ancestral trait | ||||||
noun • asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores | ||||||||
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