Genetics

2. A chart or "Family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
4. Having 2 identical alleles for a trait
5. A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from genetic cross
8. An allele that masks the presence of a recessive allele in the phenotype
9. Austrian monk referred to as the "Father of Genetics"; used pea plants to study heredity
10. A gene that's carried on the X or Y chromosome
11. A gene for a particular trait
12. The letter combination that makes up a trait (TT, Tt, tt)
13. The set of info that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
15. An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait; also called heterozygous
18. An allele that is masked in the phenotype by the presence of a dominant allele
19. A different or distinct form or version of something
20. One of the 2 identical strands that makes up the chromosome during cell division
21. The passing of traits from parent to offspring
22. The changing of the structure of a gene

1. Having 2 different alleles for a trait
3. The baby of many generations that have the same trait; also known as homozygous
6. An organism's physical appearance or visible trait
7. A condition in which neither of 2 alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive
13. All the DNA in 1 cell of an organism
14. The loose uncondensed form of DNA found in the nucleus before cell division begins
16. An inherited characteristic of an organism
17. The scientific study of heredity