Genetics

3. a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in gametes
5. Having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.
8. It is the complete set of genetic material of an organism.
11. the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism.
13. a gene whose effects are masked in the presence of a dominant gene
14. The type of reproduction where one parent copies itself to form a genetically identical offspring.

1. any one of two or more genes that may occur alternatively at a given site (locus) on a chromosome.
2. Having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.
4. A series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows and divides
6. The observable characteristics in an individual resulting from the expression of genes.
7. The phenomenon of one variant (allele) of a gene on a chromosome masking or overriding the effect of a different variant of the same gene on the other copy of the chromosome.
9. The process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division.
10. a reproductive cell of an animal or plant.
12. The type of reproduction which occurs when the sperm from the male parent fertilizes an egg from the female parent.