Genetics vocabulary

3. various forms of the same gene
6. ratio that compares a number to 100
8. 2 of the same alleles (DD,dd)
9. another name for homozygous
10. alleles are capital and expressed in the phenotype, even if only 1 is present
11. another name for heterozygous
14. if the 2 alleles are different (Dd)
16. cells with a nucleus
17. father of genetics
18. a chart used to illustrate how the parents alleles might combine in offspring
19. alleles are lower case letters, expressed in the phenotype, only if 2 are present

1. genetic material in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
2. describes the actual physical characteristics that can be seen
4. shows the relationship between 2 quantities
5. the physical structure in a cell that contains the cells genetic material or DNA
6. likelihood or change a specific outcome in relation to the total number of outcomes
7. the passing of genes from parent to offspring
12. a cross that shows the inheritance of a single characteristic
13. the place where 2 chromatids from chormosomes join
15. the name for the genes an organism has
17. a unit of heredity that occupies a specific location on a chromosome