Gametes - An organism's reproductive cells, Chromosome - Thread-like structures found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, formed of DNA, Gene - A length of DNA that will code for the production of a specific protein, Allele - Different versions of the same gene, Dominant - An allele that will be expressed even if a different allele is present in a heterozygote, Recessive - An allele that will only be expressed if the organism is homozygous, Homozygous - Someone with two identical copies of an allele for a particular gene, Heterozygous - Someone with two different alleles for a particular gene, but only expressing the dominant allele, Genotype - The alleles that someone possesses for a particular trait, usually represented by two letters (eg: bb or Bb), Phenotype - An individual's observable traits, such as height, eye color, and blood type., Homologous pair - A pair of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent, possessing the same genes at the same loci, Haploid - When a cell has only one copy of each chromosome (such as a gamete), Diploid - When a cell has two copies of each chromosome (such as a human somatic/body cell),

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