Genetics vocabulary

2. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
4. the genetic constitution of an individual organism.
9. The traits which are transmitted by the parent to its offspring during the process of fertilization
10. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
12. A dominant trait or gene

1. having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes
3. A recessive trait or gene
5. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
6. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
7. a unit of heredithatich is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
8. having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes
11. genetic information