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Genetics Vocabulary
| Gene | A segment of protein that codes for a particular protein |
| Chromosome | when a organism reproduces the chromosomes is what carries the genetic info |
| Allele | the 2 forms of a gene |
| Diploid | cells with 2 copies of each chromosome, having recieved on copy from each parent |
| Haploid | cells with only one copy of each chromosome |
| Somatic Cell | a regular body cell of an organism, contains 2n |
| Gamete | the sex cell of an organism that contains only one copy of an allele for a given trait |