Genetics

4. The genetic makeup of an organism.
5. The process of cell division that produces gametes.
6. The position of a gene on a chromosome.
9. A segment of DNA that makes up a chromosome.
10. The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
13. A change in the DNA sequence.
15. Square A diagram used to predict the genotype of offspring.
16. The molecule that carries genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.
17. A pair of alleles that are different.

1. A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
2. Replication A characteristic that is masked by a dominant trait.
3. A variant form of a gene.
7. The material or protoplasm within a living cell.
8. The observable characteristics of an organism.
11. The building blocks of DNA and RNA.
12. A trait that is expressed even if only one copy of the allele is present.
14. A segment of DNA that codes for a protein.