Heredity Word Scramble
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allele | one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome. |
gene | a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring: |
evolution | 1 the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. |
genotype | Biology the genetic constitution of an individual organism. Often contrasted with phenotype. |
natural selection | the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. |
punnet square | The Punnett square is a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. |
trait | a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person: |
recessive | undergoing an economic recession: |
phenotype | the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. |
mutation | the action or process of mutating: |
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