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| When a cell from the mother and a cell from the father combine to become a new cell, which then becomes the offspring. |
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| a unit of heredity found in a certain place on a chromosome and that codes for a certain product. |
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| The passing of genes from parents to offspring |
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| Various forms of the same gene. |
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| The actual characteritics an organism has. |
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| The genes an organism has. |
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| an allele that is expressed in the phenotype even if only one copy is in the genotype. |
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| An allele that is expressed in the phenotype only when two copies of it are present in the genotype. |
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