Genetics Vocab

5. the relationship between two versions of a gene.
6. a specific characteristic of an individual.
7. square diagrams that are used to determine the risk of offspring being affected when the mode of transmission and the parents' carrier status are known.
11. any observable feature, or trait, of an organism, whether acquired or inherited.
13. One of two or more versions of a genetic sequence at a particular region on a chromosome.
14. having inherited the same versions (alleles) of a genomic marker from each biological parent.
15. the genetic makeup of an organism
16. an organism's reproductive cells.

1. how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.
2. the cells in the body other than sperm and egg cells
3. The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child.
4. a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete
8. a molecule that contains the genetic code that is unique to every individual.
9. a trait that is expressed only when genotype is homozygous
10. the observable physical properties of an organism
12. thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.