Forest Genetics

3. Responsible for the expression of the phenotype
5. An individual having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, and so giving rise to varying offspring
9. The acronym for ribonucleic acid which transfers the genetic code from the DNA to a ribosome
10. Relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes which are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents
13. Variant form of a given gene
14. The ability of an organisms to survive and reproduce
15. Functional unit of heredity
16. Site on a chromosome occupied by a specific gene

1. An individual having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes and so breeding true for the corresponding characteristic
2. biomolecule made up of amino acids joined by peptide bonds
4. The outward appearance of a genotype
6. The phenomenon whereby, in an individual containing two allelic forms of a gene, one is expressed to the exclusion of the other
7. The evolutionary capacity of a population to cope with a changing environment
8. Transmission of genetic information from parents to offspring
11. process of determining the order of nucleotides (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in a DNA molecule
12. Study of how living organisms transfer biological information from one generation to the next