Genetics

4. inherited different alleles of a gene from each of your parents.
5. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
6. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
7. the many different versions of a trait that exist within a population.
8. dominance a form of Gene interaction in which both alleles of a gene at a locus are partially expressed, often resulting in an intermediate or different phenotype.
9. inherited the same alleles of a gene from each of your parents.

1. a type of inheritance in which two versions (alleles) of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual.
2. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
3. a characteristic, such as height or skin color, that is influenced by two or more genes.
6. the genetic constitution of an individual organism.