Bio Ch. 10

variation of a particular inherited character

study of heredity

process by which sperm from one flower's pollen fertilizes the eggs in a flower of a different plant

off-sping of two different true-breeding varieties

mating of two organisms that differ in only one character

alternative form of a gene

having two identical alleles for a gene

having two different alleles for a gene

descriptive of an allele in a heterozygous individual that appears to be the only one affecting trait

descriptive of an allele in a heterozygous individual that does not appear to affect a trait

diagram showing the probabilities of the possible outcomes of a genetic cross

observable traits of an organism

genetic makeup of an organism; combination of alleles

mating of and individual of unknown genotype but dominant phenotype with a homozygous recessive individual

mating of two organisms that differ in two characters

inheritance in which heterozygotes have a phenotype

a chart that shows the inheritance of a particular trait in a family

genes located on sex chromosomes

more than two alleles

organism who can carry a certain gene or disease

a person who can give you all the probabilities of what your baby will be like