The allele that does not show itself in the phenotype.
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Card 7
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Series of aerobic biochemical reactions in the matrix of mitochondria of most eukaryotic cells by which energy is obtained through the oxidation of acetylcoenzyme A produced from the breakdown of glucose.
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A plant adapted to living in dry conditions.
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A pore surrounded by two guard cells, mostly in the lower epidermis of a leaf, through which gases diffuse in and out of the leaf. Matrix of a chloroplast where the light-independent reaction of photosynthesis takes place.
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The formation of ATP by the direct transfer of a phosphate group from a reactive intermediate to ADP.
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The formation of ATP in the electron transport system of aerobic respiration.
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An organism that lives on or in a host organism. It gains a nutritional advantage and the host is harmed in some way.
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Selection that tends to eliminate the extremes of the phenotype range within a population. It arises when environmental conditions are constant.
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Group of individuals that share similar genes and are capable of breeding with one another to produce fertile offspring.
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The process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and breed, while those that are less adapted fail to do so.
