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8thGrCellCh3Sec2,3&4
8th Grade Cells & Heredity Chapter 3 Sec. 2,3,&4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| probability | to predict the results of a particular event |
| Punnett square | a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross |
| phenotype | physical appearance or visible traits |
| genotype | genetic makeup or allele combinations |
| homozygous | two identical alleles for a trait |
| heterozygous | two different alleles for a trait |
| codominance | alleles are neither dominant nor recessive |
| meiosis | process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells |
| messenger RNA | copies the coded message from the DNA |
| transfer RNA | carries amino acids to the ribosome |
| probability | |
| Punnett square | a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross |
| genetic makeup or allele combinations | |
| homozygous | two identical alleles for a trait |
| heterozygous | two different alleles for a trait |
| alleles are neither dominant nor recessive | |
| messenger RNA | copies the coded message from the DNA |
| transfer RNA |