Heredity Vocabulary

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Vocabulary (Fill in the space with the appropriate vocabulary.)

____________________	The molecular strand on which our blueprint is written.
____________________	The process that produces gamates (i.e. sperm and egg).
____________________	The process where a fertilized egg grows into a new individual.
____________________	Coiled up DNA.
____________________	The stage where you can see DNA.
____________________	The stage when two new nuclei are formed.
____________________	The stage when a parent cell physically becomes two daughter cells.
____________________	The physical result of a combination of alleles.
____________________	That part of a DNA strand which results in a physical characteristics. (Note: The general term for allele.)
____________________	A combination of alleles in your DNA (e.g. GG)
____________________	The trait that shows up based upon the genotype (e.g. green peas)
____________________	A genotype made from the same type of alleles.
____________________	A genotype made from two different alleles.
____________________	An allele that always shows its traits.
____________________	An allele that only shows its traits when paired with another allele of the same type.
____________________	Two different types of alleles that always shows their traits, even when paired together.