| A | B |
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| genetics | branch of biology that studies heredity |
| trait | specific characteristics |
| hybrid | produced by crossing parents with different alleles |
| gene | factor that controls traits |
| allele | alternate forms of a gene |
| gamete | reproductive cell (egg or sperm) |
| probability | likelihood that something will occur |
| Punnett square | diagram showing possible gene combinations |
| haploid | containing a single set of chromosomes |
| meiosis | process of reduction division |
| diploid | containing two of each type of chromosome |
