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Science Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| probability | to predict the results of a particular event |
| Punnett square | is a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from genetic cross |
| phenotype | physical appearance |
| genotype | genetic makeup |
| homozygous | an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait |
| heterozygous | an organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
| codominance | an inheritance pattern |
| mieosis | the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells- sperm and eggs |
| messenger DNA | copies the coded message from DNA in the nucleus, and carries the message to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm |
| transfer DNA | carries amino acid to the ribsosome and adds them to growing protein |
| mutation | is any change in a gene or chromosome |