A protein that acts as a catalyst. Chemical reactions in living organisms are facilitated by enzymes. The basic unit of inheritance. A gene is a segment of DNA that specifies the structure of a protein or an RNA molecule. The variety of different types of genes or alleles in a species or population.
Genetic diversity is really a form of biodiversity.
Living things of the same kind that are potentially capable of breeding and producing fertile offspring. Theoretically, plants or animals of different species cannot interbreed. However, occasionally this does not hold true. The Australian Foundation for Science and the Science and Technology Awareness Program of the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources are also supporters of Nova . This topic is sponsored by the CRC for the Conservation and Management of Marsupials .