Introduction to Genetics

4. a section of DNA that encodes and controls a trait.
6. the process by which an organism acquires its characteristics from their parent.
9. a problem or illness which affects someone’s mind or body.
12. two different forms a gene
14. to the genetic makeup of an organism.
15. the allele or gene that shows up.
17. to any genetically determined characteristic
18. – pollination/is the pollination of a flower or plant with pollen from another flower or plant.
19. the allele or gene that is masked.

1. on characteristics from parents to offspring
2. the young born living organisms
3. to all observable characteristics of an organism
4. of biology that studies heredity
5. forms of a gene
7. a genetic cross made to examine the distribution of one specific set of alleles in the resulting offspring.
8. two of the same form of gene
10. a form of inheritance wherein the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are expressed.
11. square/is a square diagram used to predict the genotypes
13. used to measure the chances or likelihood of an event to occur
16. cross/a genetic cross between genotypes