Intro to Genetics

scientific study of heredity

process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell

term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self-pollinate

specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another

offspring of crosses between parents with different traits

one of a number of different forms of a gene

separation of alleles during gamete formation

specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction

sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait

likelihood that a particular event will occur

diagram showing the gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross

term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait

physical characteristics of an organism

genetic makeup of an organisms

independent segregation of genes during the formation of gametes

situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another

situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism

three or more alleles of the same gene

trait controlled by two or more genes

diagram showing the relative locations of each known gene on a particular chromosome