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The stage during which the cell's nucleus divides into two new nuclei
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mitosis
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Doubled rod of condensed chromain
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chromosome
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The genetic material that carries information about an organism that is passe from parent to offspring.
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DNA
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A charateristic that an organism can pass on to its offsprong through its genes
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trait
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The passing of traits from from parents to offspring
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heredity
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One that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent.
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purebred
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A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.
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gene
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The different forms of a gene
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alleles
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One whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
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dominant allele
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An allele that is masked when a dominant allel is present.
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recessive allele
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An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
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hybrid
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The likehood that a particular event will occur
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probability
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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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punnett square
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Its physical appear, or its visible traits
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phenotype
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Its genetic makeup, or allele combinations
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genotye
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Having two identical alleles for a trait
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homozygous
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Having two different alleles for a trait.
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heterozygous
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An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced
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clone
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A picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arranged in pairs
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karyotype
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