sexual reproduction
A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents
asexual reproduction
A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
natural selection
A process in which individuals that are best suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more than others that are not as well suited for that environment.
Variation
Any difference between individuals of the same species.
selective breeding
the process of selecting organisms with desired traits to reproduce in order to influence the traits of the next generation
Heredity
Passing of traits from parents to offspring
Chromosomes
Structures inside of the nucleus of a cell made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
Genes
a unit of DNA that controls the development of one or more traits
Allele
the different forms of a gene; could be dominant or recessive
Phenotype
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
Genotype
genetic makeup of an organism
Trait
A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.