Genetics

2. Third phase of the cell division mitosis
6. Thread like structures made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell
7. First phase of the cell division mitosis
10. A section of DNA that codes for a specific trait
12. Observable characteristic
14. Different alleles
16. trait A trait that is only expressed in an individual inherits two copies of the recessive gene
17. A scientific study of the principles of heredity and the variation of inherited traits among related organisms
19. Cell prepares to divide by growing
20. trait A trait that is always expressed if at least one dominant gene is present. It

1. Same alleles
3. An observable trait
4. A diagram used in genetics to predict the possible genotypes of offspring spring based on the alleles of the parents
5. Fourth phase of the cell division mitosis
8. The genetic make up of an organism
9. The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind
11. The process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division
13. To receive genetic material from parents
15. Different versions of the same gene
18. A type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in gametes
20. The molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
21. Second phase of the cell division mitosis