genetics
- Created by: Muskaan Dhaliwal
- Created on: 09-08-19 16:46
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- genetics
- gamete
- sex cells produced in meiosis
- chromosome
- a long chain of DNA found in the nucleus
- gene
- small section of DNA that codes for a particular protein
- allele
- alternate forms of the same gene
- dominant
- a type of allele; always expressed if only one copy present and when paired with a recessive allele
- recessive
- a type of allele; only expressed when paired with another recessive allele
- homozygous
- pair of the same alleles, dominant or recessive
- heterozygous
- two different alleles are present 1 dominant, 1 recessive
- genotype
- alleles that are present for a particular feature e.g. Bb or bb
- phenotype
- physical expression of an allele combination e.g. black fur, blonde hair, blue eyes
- gamete
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