Genetics

6. The passing on of genetic factors from one generation to the next
9. A physical characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes
10. An organism that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent
11. A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
12. An allele that is masked when a dominate allele is present
13. An individual with two identical alleles
15. An organism's genetic make-up or allele combination
17. A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
18. A rod-shaped structure in a cell that carries the genes that determine the characteristics an organism inherits from its parents

1. Process by which one individual produces offspring that is genetically identical to the parent
2. A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive.
3. Branch of science dealing with heredity and genetic variations
4. An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
5. Process that passes a combination of genetic material of both parents to the offspring, resulting in increased genetic diversity
7. The different forms of a gene
8. An individual with two different alleles
14. An individual with a combination of the parents traits
16. An organism's physical appearance or visible traits