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| The process that occurs in the formation of sex cells by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half |
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| A change in a gene or chromosome |
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| The process of making proteins in the cytoplasm |
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| RNA that copies the coded message from DNA in the Nucleus- 1st step of protein synthesis |
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| RNA in the cytoplasm that carries an amino acid to ribosome and adds it to the growing protein chain |
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| Studied Heredity; Crossed two pea plants with different traits, of offspring have same traits as their parents |
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| A characteristics that an organism can pass on to its offspring through it's gene |
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| ACGT Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Thymine are the nitrogen bases. Any three combination makes up an amino acid, act, agt, tcg |
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| 3 DNA molecules that is linked chemically to other amino acid to form proteins |
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| A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive |
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| An organisms phsyical apperance, or visible traits |
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| An organisms genetic makeup, or allele combinations |
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| The multiple forms of a gene - shown by letters, Rr |
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| An allele that always shows up in the organism when the allele is present |
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| An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present |
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| The genes act together as a group that produce a single trait |
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| 3 or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait |
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| An organism that has two different alleles for a trait |
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An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes and chromosomes
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| A genetic disorder in which a person's blood clots very slowly or not at all |
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| Extra copy of chromosome 21 |
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| A selective breeding method in which two genetically similar individuals are crossed |
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| A chart or family tree that tracks which members if a family have a particular trait |
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| Interpretation and use, a table showing allele combinations for parents and possible offsprings |
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| Principles of probability |
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| The chance that a certain outcome will be present |
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