| A | B |
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| passing of traits from one generation to another | heredity |
| study of heritance | genetics |
| a trait that is hidden | recessive trait |
| the chance that an event will take place | probability |
| visable appearance of a trait | phenotype |
| allele combination | genotype |
| set of instructions for all living things | DNA |
| condensed DNA | chromosome |
| control a particular trait | gene |
| allele | different froms of a gene |
| meiosis | cell division that results in eggs and sperm |
| hybrid | 2 different alleles for a trait |
| purebred | both alleles are identical for trait |
| homozygous | another word for purebred |
| heterozygous | another word for hybrid |
| Mendel | father of genetics |
| punnett square | tool used to predict possible offsprings from a cross of two parents |
| genes | factors that control traits |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction with only 1 parent |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction that involves 2 parents |
