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an organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations
a) Phenotupe
b) Dominant Trait
c) Genotype
d) Recessive Trait

Cells with half the number of chromosomes of an organism; sex cells; product of meiosis
a) Haploid
b) Diploid
c) Dominant
d) Recessive

a long nucleic acid molecule containing the genetic instructions for the organism
a) Sodium bicarbonate
b) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
c) Tetrahydromine
d) Ribonucleic Acid

The passing of traits from parents to offspring
a) Carrier
b) Inheritance
c) Genetics
d) Heredity

the process of cell division where one cell splits into two identical cells
a) Meiosis
b) Sexual Reproduction
c) Interphase
d) Mitosis

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
a) Gene
b) Deoxyribose
c) Genotype
d) Phenotype

a tightly wound strand of DNA and found in the nucleus of a cell
a) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
b) Chromosome
c) Centromere
d) Allele

the cell division process that creates egg and sperm cells; number of chromosomes are cut in half.
a) Mitosis
b) Asexual Reproduction
c) Meiosis
d) Diploid

The form of a trait in an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of the trait.
a) Dominant Trait
b) Genotype
c) Phenotype
d) Recessive Trait

The physical appearance of an organism or its visible traits.
a) Genotype
b) Phenotype
c) Recessive Trait
d) Dominant Trait

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