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The gametes (sex cells) that combine to form a new organism in sexual reproduction each contain one set of the instructions for the genes of the new organism, that is, one set each for each trait.
It's not any unique set of steps ... its just that the steps MUST be specified so that other people can verify your work.
A procedure is a set way to do something. A step by step process. Protocols are guidelines only on how to do something.
It could be a formula or recipe. Follow these instructions in order, and you will end up with--- blue house paint, or pot roast-- whatever the procedure was meant to produce. It could also be an algorithm designed to give you the solution to a certain kind of problem. This might look something like a decision tree that will lead you to a correct conclusion (if the algorithm is sound, and used properly).
joint; set of joints