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genetic vocab

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chromosome composed of proteins and Dna
homologous similarity in structure
diploid complete set of chromosomes
haploid half set of chromosomes
meiosis the process of creating gametes
genotypes genetic code
phenotype the physical characteristics of an organism
zygote fertilized egg cell
gamete sex cell(sperm or egg)
genetics study of heredity
heredity how traits are passed from parent to offspring
gene a segment of dna
dominant trait that is explained and masks the effect of the recessive allele, gene or trait when present (ex: Hh or HH)
recessive requires two copies (one from each parent) to be expressed (ex:hh)
hybrid offspring produced from cross between parents of different species
dna a molecule that holds an organism genetic code and instructions that are needed to create proteins
transcription copying genetic information from Dna to Rna
translation Rna is decoded to produce a particular sequence of animo aids
allele a version of a gene that decides the different forms of a trait
homozygous an organism has two of the same matching copies of an allele
heterozygous when an organism has two different copies of an allele
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