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4.2 - 4.4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |