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title: BIOL01113 Vocabulary Assignment 12
author: Aidan Sharpe
date: April 21st, 2025
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### Allele
Variations in a gene.

### Gene
A unit of heredity existing as alleles on chromosomes.

### Phenotype
The physical apperance of a trait.

### Genotype
The genes of an individual coding for a particular trait or set of traits.

### Dominant Allele
An allele that exerts its phenotypic effect whenever it is present.

### Recessive Allele
An allele that is masked by and therefore requires the absense of a dominant allele to present its phenotypic effect.

### Homozygous
Posessing two of the same allele.

### Heterozygous
Posessing two different alleles.

### Punnett Square
A table of expected results from simple genetic crosses.

### Law of Segregation
During the formation of gametes, the two alleles segregate such that each gamete only recieves one allele.