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| An alternate form that a gene may have for a single trait. Can be dominant or recessive. |
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| Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait. |
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| Biological and chemical mthods to change the arrangement of a gene's DNA to improve crop production, produce large volumes of medicine, and change how cells perform their normal functions. |
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| The study of how traits are inherited through the action of alleles. |
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The genetic makeup of an organism. |
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| The passing of traits from parent to offspring. |
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| Describes an organism with two different alleles for a trait. |
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| Describes an organism with two alleles that are the same for a trait. |
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| An offspring that was given different genetic information for a trait from each parent. |
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Production of a phenotype that is intermediate between the two homozygous parents. |
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| Outward physical appearance and behavior of an organism as a result of its genotype. |
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| Occurs when a group of gene pairs acts together and produces a specific trait, such as human eye color, skin color, or height. |
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| A tool used to predict the probability of certain traits in offspring that shows the different ways alleles can combine. |
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| Describes a trait that is covered over, or dominated, by another form of that trait and seems to disappear. |
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| An allele inherited on a sex chromosome and that can cause human genetic disorders such as color blindness and hemophilia. |
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