Genetics

2. is an individual's collection of genes.
5. the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes
6. HOMOZYGOUS and consists of gene pairs with genes that are the SAME.
9. a genetic condition where an individual inherits the same alleles for a particular gene from both parents.
11. to having inherited different forms of a particular gene from each parent
12. a distinguishing feature of a person's character
13. made up of DNA
14. genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring

1. relating to or produced from parents of different species, varieties, or breeds
3. makes use of a grid and letters
4. type of allele which will not be manifested in an individual
6. a measurement tool that helps us predict the chances of an offspring being inherited with a particular trait of interest.
7. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
8. simply refers to an observable trait.
10. refers to the relationship between two versions of a gene
13. a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms.