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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific study of heredity. | Genetics |
| Specific characteristic of an individual. | Trait |
| Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell. | Fertilization |
| Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring. | Genes |
| On e of a number of different forms of a gene. | Alleles |
| Mendel's second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive | Principle of Dominance |
| Seperation of alleles during gamete formation. | Segregation |
| Sex cell | Gametes |
| Likelihood that a particular event will occur. | Probaility |
| Having two identical alleles for a particular gene. | Homozygous |
| Having two different alleles for a particular gene. | Heterozygous |
| Physical characteristics of an organism. | Phenotype |
| Genetic makeup of an organism. | Genotype |
| Diagram that an be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross. | Punnett Square |