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The Peppered Moths Showed an Example of ___________(Type of Natural)selection

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The peppered moths showed an example of ___________(type of natural)selection when their wings showed different colorations to match the trees in their habitat.


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Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located within the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Okazaki Fragments

Short strands of DNA synthesized on the lagging strand during DNA replication, which are later joined to form a continuous strand.

Leading Strand

The continuously synthesized DNA strand that is produced during replication in the direction of the replication fork.

Genetic Material

The material found in the nucleus of a cell that carries all the information needed for the growth, development, and reproduction of an organism, typically DNA or RNA.

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