Question

complete the paragraph about sexual reproduction.
during sexual reproduction, offspring inherit two sets of
chromosomes, one from each parent, that are found in the nucleus of
each of their
cells. an organism may inherit different
for the same
from each parent, which means the
organism may express a different trait than either of its parents. so
sexual reproduction leads to genetic
.

Explanation:

1. Offspring inherit two sets of genes (the units of heredity) via chromosomes from each parent.
2. These paired chromosomes reside in the nucleus of every body/somatic (non-reproductive) cell of the offspring.
3. Different versions of a gene are called alleles, which an organism inherits one of from each parent.
4. Alleles correspond to the same gene, which codes for a specific trait.
5. The combination of different parental alleles leads to genetic variation, the key result of sexual reproduction that produces unique trait combinations.

Answer:

1. genes
2. body/somatic
3. alleles
4. gene
5. variation