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A _____ cell has only a half set of chromosomes.
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haploid
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The law of _____ states that a dominant trait will appear in the offspring even if a different allele for that trait is also present.
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dominance
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If an organism has two different alleles for a particular trait, that organism is said to be ____.
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heterozygous
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The actual combination of alleles inherited for a particular trait is the ____.
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genotype
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A fertilized egg is a ____.
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zygote
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The expression of the genes in the physical appearance of an individual is the ____.
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phenotype
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The egg and sperm originate in a specially designed type of cell division called ____.
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meiosis
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The difference between your nerve cells and skin cells results from the process of ____.
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differentiation
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The Father of Genetics is ____.
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Mendel
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The transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes within a chromosome is ____.
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heredity
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