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Bonnie Branch 7th Grade - 3-2/3-3 Probability and Genetics / Cell & Inheritance
Term | Definition |
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probability | The likelihood that a particular event will occur. |
Punnett square | A chart that shows all of the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross. |
phenotype | An organisms physical appearance, or visible traits. |
genotype | An organisms genetic makeup, or allele combinations. |
homozygous | Having two identical alleles for a trait. |
heterozygous | Having two different alleles for a trait. |
codominance | A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive. |
sperm | A male sex cell |
egg | A female sex cell |
meiosis | The process that occurs in sex cells (sperm and egg) by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half |
incomplete dominance | pattern of inheritance in which alleles from both parents are blended |