Life Science Standard Dictionary. A: Allele. Standard: S7L3a. Explain the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait. An allele is a line on a chromosome that holds traits and contains Genes and DNA. A: Abiotic. Standard: S7L4d.
Update April 5, 2014: At the April 2014 General Conference, the Church announced that there were 83,035 full-time missionaries serving as of December 31, 2013.
Church officials now peg the number of missionaries in the field at 75,000, up 28 percent from the 58,500 serving a year ago. The figure is expected to climb to 85,000 by year's end. Evans said the church had seen similar upticks in missionary fatalities in 2003 and 2008, with declines in intervening years.