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The science of heredity and gene function
Genetics
One complete copy of the genetic information in a cell
Genome
The structure that carries hereditary information. Contains genes.
Chromosome
A segment of DNA encoding a functional product.
Gene
The mRNA codons and the amino acids they encode
Genetic code
The genetic makeup of an organism

Actual combinations of alleles for a particular trait
Genotype
The external manifestations of an organism's genotype or genetic makeup
Phenotype
The study of genes and their function
Genomics
Two complete sets of chromosomes per cell
Diploid
One set of complete chromosomes per cell
Haploid
Variations of a particular gene
Alleles
Types of alleles
Dominant (capital letters)
Recessive (lower case letters)
RR (alleles)
Homozygous dominant
Rr (alleles)
Heterozygous
rr (alleles)
Homozygous recessive