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4.2 - 4.4 Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| probability | a number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur |
| Punnett square | a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross |
| phenotype | an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits |
| genotype | an organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations |
| homozygous | organism that has two identical alleles for a trait |
| heterozygous | organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
| codominance | an inheritance pattern |
| meiosis | the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sperm and egg |
| 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 them to the growing protein |
| mutation | any change in a gene or chromosome |