Genetics Unit: Vocabulary Crossword

coded information in the form of hereditary units.
reproductive cell
alternate forms of a gene
Alleles the chromosomes carry that code for a phenotype
Alleles are equally expressed in a heterozygote
If a trait is controlled by multiple alleles, the gene exists in 3 or more allelic forms
the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
Both alleles present are identical.
Having two different alleles for a trait present.
Each pair of alleles segregates separately of any other pair of alleles when gametes are formed.
The two alleles for each trait separate when gametes form.
Table method used to assess probabilities of outcomes in genetics.
Form of a characteristic represented.
the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties
the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
Mendel's second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
Cases where the heterozygous phenotype lies somewhere between the two homozygous phenotypes are called
Traits that are produced by the interaction of several genes are referred to as