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Reporting Category 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homozygous | |
| Gene | A unit of heredity transferred to offspring |
| Phenotype | Physical expression of a trait |
| Ribose | Sugar in RNA |
| Nucleotide | Monomer of DNA |
| Karyotype | Shows the # and visual appearance of chromosomes in a given organisms nuclei |
| Heterozygous | Different alleles |
| Amino Acids | Monomer of proteins |
| Deoxyribose | Sugar in DNA |
| Dominant | Trait you see that is represented by capital letters |
| Translation | Recoding RNA to amino acid |
| Allele | Alternative forms of a gene located in the same place on a chromosome |
| Nitrogen base | Joined together by weak hydrogen bonds and responsible for genetic diversity |
| Homozygous | Same alleles |
| tRNA | Retrieves amino acids and delivers them to the ribosomes |
| DNA | Stores genetic information |
| Recessive | Trait you cannot see that is represented by lower case letters |
| Ribosome | Created in the nucleus to make proteins |
| Mutation | A mistake in DNA that may or may not alter genetic expression |
| Co-Dominance | When two variations of a trait are expressed |
| Incomplete dominance | When one allele/variation does not dominate another |
| Genotype | The genetic makeup of a trait composed of a combination of alleles |
| Meiosis | Production of gametes containing half the # of chromosomes |