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haemorrhaging

It is the

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haploid number

The

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herbicides

A substance that is toxic to plants, and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation.

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hereditary

Is the process of passing the traits and characteristics from parents to offsprings through genes. The offspring, get their features and characteristics that is genetic information from their mother and father.

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heritability

Is a statistic used in the fields of breeding and genetics that estimates the degree of variation in a phenotypic trait in a population that is due to genetic variation between individuals in that population.

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heritable traits

Is most simply an offspring's

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heterogeneity

The quality or state of consisting of dissimilar or diverse elements : the quality or state of being

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heterogeneous

Refers to a structure with dissimilar components or elements, appearing irregular or variegated

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heterogenicity

Containing more than one allele of a gene ?used of a cell or of population

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heterotrophic

A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, but not producers

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heterozygous

Having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes

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holistically

In a way that treats the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the symptoms of a disease.

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homeostasis

Humans rely on

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homogeneity

The quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind.

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homozygous

Having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes

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