Genetics

2. having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.
5. both genes in a pair must be abnormal to cause disease
6. a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms
7. a nutrient your body needs to grow and repair cells, and to work properly
8. molecules that combine to form proteins
9. the mating and production of offspring by animals.
11. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring
13. the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

1. expresses itself more strongly all by itself than any other version of the gene which the person is carrying
3. chemical that gives off hydrogen ions in water and forms salts by combining with certain metals
4. having inherited different versions
5. ribonucleic acid
8. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation
10. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
12. a distinguishing quality or characteristic