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4.2, 4.3, 4.4 terms
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| probability | predict the results of a particular event |
| Punnett square | a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles |
| phenotype | physical apperance |
| genotype | genetic make-up |
| homozygous | an organism that has two identical alleles |
| heterozygous | an organism that has two different alleles |
| comominance | an inheritance pattern |
| meiosis | the process by which the number of chromosomes are reduced by half to form sex cells |
| messenger RNA | copies the coded message from DNA and carries it to the ribosome and cytoplasm |
| transfer RNA | carries amino acid to the ribosome |
| mutation | any change in a gene or chromosome |