4.2 - 4.4 Science Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
probability | a number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur |
Punnett square | a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross |
phenotype | an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits |
genotype | an organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations |
homozygous | organism that has two identical alleles for a trait |
heterozygous | organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
codominance | an inheritance pattern |
meiosis | the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sperm and egg |
messenger RNA | copies the coded message from the DNA in the nucleus, and carries the message to the ribosome in the cytoplasm |
transfer RNA | carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein |
mutation | any change in a gene or chromosome |
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