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| Probability is the likelihood that a particular event will occur. |
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| Homozygous is having two identical alleles for a particular gene. |
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| Heterozygous is having two different alleles for a particular gene. |
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| Phenotype is the physical characteristics of an organism. |
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| Genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism. |
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| Punnett square is a diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross. |
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| independent assortement is one of Mendel's principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes. |
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