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4.2 - 4.4 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Probability | to predict the result of a particular event |
Punnett spuare | is a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross |
Phenotype | it's physical appearance |
Genotype | it's genetic makeup |
Homeozygous | two identical alleles for a trait |
Heterozygous | two different alleles for a trait |
Codominance | an inheritance pattern |
Meiosis | is the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells, sperm and eggs |
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 then to the growing protein |
Mutation | any change in a gene or chromosome |