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4.2,4.3,&4.4 science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| probability | a number that describes how likely it is that an event will ocur |
| punnett squarek | a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic occur |
| phenotype | its physical appearance |
| genotype | its genetic makeup or allele combinations |
| homozygous | an organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
| codominance | alleles are neither dominant nor recessive |
| meiosis | 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 ti the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein |
| mutation | any change in a gene or chromosome |