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Genetics Review
Module 10 Vocab review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genetics | the study of genes |
| Gregor Mendel | the father of genetics |
| geneticist | a scientist who studies genes |
| karyotope | a picture of an organisms chromosomes |
| fertilization | when an egg and sperm meet to create a zygote |
| chromosomes | DNA that is condensed around a protein |
| allele | another word for a trait |
| dominant | the gene that will be expressed even if there is only one copy of it |
| recessive | the gene that will be expressed only if there are two copies of it |
| genotype | the gene that codes for a specific trait |
| phenotype | the physical appearance of a trait |
| homozygous | having two of the same alleles |
| heterozygous | having one dominant and one recessive allele |
| probability | the chances that one trait will appear over another |
| Punnett Square | what geneticist use to determine the probability of an offspring having a trait |