Genetics

4. – Another term for homozygous
9. – Pollen from one plant is carried to the flower of another plant
11. – A section of DNA that carries the information on how to make one protein
12. – the likelihood that a specific event will occur
13. – The study of how characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring
15. – The passing on of genetic characteristics from one generation to another
18. – A cross in which one characteristic is tracked
19. – Offspring of the F1 generation
20. – An allele that is expressed only when there is no dominant allele present in an individual

1. – A plant with both male and female reproductive organs that fertilizes itself
2. – the appearance of an organism
3. – Offspring of the P generation
5. – the genetic makeup of an organism
6. – used to predict the outcome of genetic crosses
7. – An alternative form of a gene
8. – having identical alleles
10. – The original pair of parents at the start of a genetic cross
14. – Another term for heterozygous
16. – An allele that is fully expressed whenever the allele is present in an individual
17. – having different alleles