Vocab Terms Crossword

the passing of traits (characteristics) from parents to offspring. In biology
any genetically determined characteristic.
is inherited from an organism's parents and what give the offspring certain characteristics, and alleles
one of the possible forms of a gene.
The study of heredity, or how the characteristics of living things are transmitted from one generation to the next.
produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
A process in sexual reproduction that involves the union of male,and female,gametes to produce a diploid zygote.
an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical.
An animal that is of pure breed, i.e. whose ancestors on both sides have been members of a recognized breed. adjective.
is the result of mixing, through sexual reproduction, two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species or genera.