Chapter 12 Genetics Crossword

the passing of traits from parent to offspring
specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes
the scientific study of heredity
the process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell
an offspring of many generations that has the same form of a trait
an offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait
a sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring
the different forms of a gene
an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
an allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
a number that describes how likely it is that a particular event will occur
chart that show all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
an organisms physical appearance, or visible traits
an organisms genetic makeup, or allele combinations
having two identical alleles for a particular gene
having two different alleles for a particular gene
a situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele
a situation in which both alleles for a gene are expressed equally
three or more possible alleles of a gene that determine a trait
the inheritance of traits that are controlled by two or more genes such as height
the process that occurs in the formation of sex cells by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half
method of breeding that allows only those organisms with desired traits to produce the next generation
a selective breeding method in which two individuals with similar sets of alleles are crossed
a selective breeding method that involves crossing different individuals to bring together the best traits from both parents
an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced