Genetics

1. _____ plants are what the father of modern genetics used to observe the passing on inheritable traits
3. The _________ trait is the trait that is only expressed when two copies are present
4. This is what certain combination of genes a person has at a particular locus
6. The science of “fixing” or “restoring” problematic phenotypes to a normalized condition
8. The study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations
9. The arrangement of chromosomes according to size, centromere location, and bands.
12. The study of how to arrange the reproduction of the human population such that the resulting generation has desirable traits
16. Having 3 copies of a chromosome
17. A genetic change that involves a change in chromosomal structure or nucleotide base pair which can result in a change in phenotype
19. In humans, the 22 pairs of chromosomes are called _____________
20. The collection of genetic information
21. Last name of the Father of Modern Genetics
23. The era of preformation believed that sperm contained a miniature adult called _____________

2. Variant form of a gene at a locus
5. The outward physical characteristic that can be observed either because of ^ or the environment
7. Watson and ________, with the help of Rosalind Franklin, discovered DNA.
10. The central dogma of molecular biology can be summarized in three steps: replication, _________, and translation.
11. It is the term used when an organism’s trait is composed of two unidentical alleles
13. Thread-like structures that contain DNA that serves as the basis for inheritance
14. The _________ trait is the trait that is always expressed when at least one copy is present
15. Having only 1 copy of a chromosome
18. It is the term used when an organism has a trait that is composed of two identical alleles
22. Location of a gene