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Chapter 6/7 Vocab

Across
a full set of chromosomes
dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
a type of grid used to show the gametes of each parent and their possible offspring; a type of grid that can indicate all the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
a distinguishing characteristic or quality
any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
the appearance in a heterozygote of a trait that is intermediate between either of the trait's homozygous phenotypes.
a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, especially of a purebred animal.
the observable constitution of an organism.
A trait that is controlled by a group of nonallelic genes
Down
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the tendency of alleles that are close together on a chromosome to be inherited together during the meiosis phase of sexual reproduction.
the quality or fact of being probable.
that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism.
An organism that carries a gene for a trait but does not show the trait itself.
the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent. Expand
A gene located on a sex chromosome
relating to two different alleles that are fully expressed in a heterozygous individual.
the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.