Genetics

5. the position of a gene on the chromosome (loci plural).
6. a method of organizing the chromosomes of a cell in relation to number, size, and type.
8. a hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism.
9. the process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells from diploid to haploid.
10. a cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n)
11. a cell containing one chromosome of each pair (n)

1. a change of the DNA sequence within a gene or chromosome of an organism that results in the creation of a new character or trait not found in the parental type.
2. the diploid product of the fusion of haploid gametes (a fertilized egg).
3. one of two haploid reproductive cells, egg or sperm, whose union is necessary in sexual reproduction to produce a diploid zygote
4. one of the possible alternative of a gene, occupying a specific position on a chromosome, that controls the same trait.
7. chromosome pairs with genes for the same characteristics at corresponding loci.
8. the total genetic material of an organism.
12. the DNA of a prokaryote in the circular chromosome.