Genetics

4. the type of allele that can be overshadowed and stay "hidden" in a population
5. refers to the genes that an organism has
7. proteins are made of chains of these
9. having one copy of each chromosome (sperm and egg cells are this)
10. having two of the same alleles for a gene
14. the process by which sperm and egg cells are made
16. a portion of DNA that codes for a specific protein
17. having two copies of each chromosome

1. refers to the way that the genes are expressed (i.e. physical appearance)
2. true or false: the dominant trait is always more common in the population
3. having two different alleles for a gene
6. a type of allele that overshadows recessive alleles
8. humans have 23 pairs of these
11. the percent chance that a homozygous dominant parent and a homozygous recessive parent will have a homozygous recessive child
12. the last name of the monk who discovered genetics
13. a ________ square can be used to predict traits in offspring
15. the percent chance that a homozygous recessive parent and a heterozygous parent will have a heterozygous child
17. the molecule that contains genetic information
18. the type of plant that Gregor Mendel worked with