Genetics Vocab

6. relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents.
7. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
9. the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred.
10. the genetic constitution of an individual organism.
11. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
12. a relationship between two versions of a gene. Individuals receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent.
13. most important, powerful, or influential.
14. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

1. results from a cross in which each parental contribution is genetically unique and gives rise to progeny whose phenotype is intermediate.
2. a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something.
3. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
4. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
5. having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.
8. having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.
9. a square diagram that is composed of a grid of usually four boxes and is used to calculate and depict all the combinations.