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The genetic makup of a living thing.
The field of biology that studies how genes
control appearance.
The likelihood that an event will happen.
Different versions of a gene.
Long molecules made of DNA that hold genes.
All the individuals born at the same time.
The part of the flower that creates pollen.
A monk who experimented with pea plants.
Two different alleles for a trait.
The trait that is visible when other traits are
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The trait that is hidden when other traits are
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Two copies of the same allele.
Separate units.
An image of chromosomes.
The physical appearance of a living thing.
Genetic traits are ________ from a parent.
Stores female reproductive cells.
Region of DNA where instructions for one
trait are kept.
Paired male and female cells for reproductive
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Characteristic like hair freckles or dimples.
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