Heredity Vocab

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the cell division process that creates egg and sperm cells; number of chromosomes are cut in half.

an organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

The physical appearance of an organism or its visible traits.

The form of a trait in an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of the trait.

a long nucleic acid molecule containing the genetic instructions for the organism

a tightly wound strand of DNA and found in the nucleus of a cell

Cells with half the number of chromosomes of an organism; sex cells; product of meiosis