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| the passing on of characteristics from parent to offspring |
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| Characteristic that are inherited from parents. Determined by genes |
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| The monk who first studied genetics and determined how characteristic would be passed to offspring. |
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| offspring of parents who has different forms of a particular trait |
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| the cross of parents with only one trait difference |
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| Factors that control heredity |
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| Located on chromosomes and control traits of offspring |
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| the trait that always shows in the offspring. |
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| Traits that are in the genes, but not seen in the offspring |
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| When 2 alleles are seen in offspring. |
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| When neither allele is dominant and there is a mixing like white and red parents = pink offspring. |
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| How the offspring looks or acts |
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| The alleles of the offspring. |
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| Law of Independent Assortment |
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| Traits are inherited independently of each other |
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| A square used as a device used to show all the possible outcomes of alleles |
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| The process of cell division of sex cells with haploid numbers of chromosomes. |
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| Normal cells with 23 pair (46) chromosomes in humans. |
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| Sex cells both egg and sperm that have on half (23) chromosomes. |
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| When the egg and sperm unite and combine their chromosomes to make 46 chromosomes |
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| When chromatids wrap around each other during prophase and exchange some genetic material |
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| When some chromosomes fail to separate during miosis. This causes more than 23 in one sex cells and less in another |
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| When a zygote ends up with an extra chromosome (nondisjunction), sometimes causes Down's Sydrome |
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| When nondisjunction causes a gamete to have 3 sets of chromosomes (3n) |
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