Genetics Vocab Crossword

Genetic make-up of an organism
Outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism as a result of its genotype
The study of how traits are inherited through the actions of alleles.
The passing of traits from parents to offspring
An alternate that a gene may have for a single trait, can be dominate or recessive.
An offspring that was given different genetics information for a trait from each parent
Describes a trait that covers over or dominates, another form of that trait
Describes a trait that is covered over or dominated by another form of that trait and seems to disappear
A tool to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles combine
Describes an organism with two alleles that are the same for a trait
Describes an organism with two different alleles for a trait
Production of a phenotype that is intermediate between two homozygous parents
Occurs when a group of genes pairs acts together and produces a specific trait such as human eye color, skin color, or height