genetics

4. threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein,carrying genetic information in the form of genes
6. how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop
8. alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome
9. how pairs of gene variants are separated into reproductive cells
12. The presence of two different alleles at a particular gene locus
13. a unit of heredity transferred from parent to offspring determining the offspring's appearance
14. the genetic constitution of an individual organism

1. in a heterozygote, one trait will conceal the presence of another trait for the same characteristic
2. gene on a chromosome masking or overriding the effect of a different variant of the same gene
3. the man who discovered genetics
5. having two identical alleles of a particular gene
7. a specific characteristic of an organism
10. genes inherited to offspring if both parents have it
11. characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype
13. the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.