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| a number that describes how likely it is that an event will happen...think of tossing a quarter |
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| a CHART that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross |
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| an organism's PHYSICAL appearance, or visible trait |
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| an organism's GENETIC MAKE-UP, or allele combinations |
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| having two IDENTICAL alleles for a trait |
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| having two DIFFERENT alleles for a trait |
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| a condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive |
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| the process that occurs in the formation of sex cells (sperm and egg) by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by HALF |
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| the set of information that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait |
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| A DOUBLE-ROD of condensed chromatin; contains DNA that carries genetic information |
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