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| alternative form that a single gene may have for a particular trait |
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| DNA containing structure that carries genetic material from one generation to another |
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| functional unit that controls inherited trait expression that is passed from one generation to another |
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| one of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that carries genes for a specific trait at the same location |
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| a haploid sex cell, formed during meiosis that can combine with another haploid sex cell and produce a diploid fertilized egg |
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| cell with half the number of chromosomes (n) as diploid (2) |
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| process by which haploid gametes combine, forming a diploid cell with 2n chromosomes, with n chromosomes from the female parent and n chromosomes from the male parent |
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| having two copies of each chromosome |
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| reduction division process, occurring only in reproductive cells, in which one diploid (2n) cell produces four haploid (n) cells that are not genetically identical |
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| exchange of chromosomal segments between a pair of homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 of meiosis |
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| structure that contains identical DNA copies and is formed during DNA replication |
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| specific trait that appeared in the F1 generation; will show if present |
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| specific trait hidden of masked in the F1 generation; will not show if dominant gene is present |
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