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| The reproductive process that produces four haploid sex cells from one diploid cell and ensures offspring will have the same number of chromosomes as the parent organisms. |
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| The passing of traits from parents to offspring. |
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| An alternative form that a gene may have for a single trait; can be dominant or recessive |
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| The study of how traits are inherited through the actions of alleles. |
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| An offspring that was given different genetic information for a trait from each parent |
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| Describes a trait that covers over or dominates another form of that trait |
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| Describes a trait that is covered over or dominated by another form of that trait and seems to disappear |
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| A tool to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles can combine |
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| The genetic makeup of an organism |
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| Outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism as a result in its genotype |
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| Describes an organism with two alleles that are the same for a trait |
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| Describes an organism with two different alleles for a trait |
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