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Heredity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gene | a unit of inheritance that usually is directly responsible for one trait or character. |
| allele | alternate forms of a gene |
| homozygous | when the two alleles are the same |
| heterozygous | when the two alleles are different |
| dominant | a trait (allele) that is expressed irregardless of the second allele(Capital letter) |
| recessive | a trait that is only expressed when the second allele is the same |
| punnett square | probability diagram illustrating the possible offspring of a mating male genes on top of columns and female traits on side of rows |
| Autosomal Dominant | dominant gene on an autosome |
| Autosomal Recessive | recessive gene on an autosome |
| first stage of cell cycle | interphase |
| interphase | the period before cell division occurs. the cell grows to its mature size, makes a copy of its DNA, and prepares to divide into two cells |
| replication | the cell makes a copy of the DNA in its nucleus in a process called replication. |
| second stage of cell cycle | replication |
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