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| prokaryotes that cannot live in the presence of oxygen | |
| in DNA replication, the segments in which the 3' to 5' lagging strand of DNA is synthesized | |
| organisms, like humans, that eat both plants and animals | |
| a type of associative learning where and animal learns to associate one of its own behaviors with a reward or punishment and then repeats or avoids that behavior. also called trial | |
| in an operon, the binding site for the repressor | |
| functional genes and their switches that are found in bacteria | |
| the tendency of water to move across a permeable membrane into a solution | |
| mating of organisms that are not closely related; it is a major mechanism of maintaining variation within a species | |
| the production of ATP using energy derived from the electron transport chain | |
| hormone released by the posterior pituitary that stimulates labor and the production of milk from the mammary glands | |
| evolution that occurs when two related species have made similar evolutionary adaptations after their divergence from a common ancestor | |
| a symbiotic relationship (+/-) where one organism, the parasite, benefits while the other organism, the host, is harmed | |
| one of two branches of the autonomic nervous system that has a relaxing effect | |
| traditional plant cells with primary cell walls that are thin and flixible and that lack secondary cell walls | |
| immunity is transferred to an individual from someone else | |
| organisms that cause disease | |
| a family tree that indicates the phenotype of one train being studied for every member of a family and will help determine how a particular trait is inherited | |
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