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| any of several forms of a gene |
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| being one of two or more species that are equally dominant |
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| the interchange of corresponding chromatid segments of homologous chromosomes with their linked genes. |
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| sex cells-a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism. |
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| an arrangement of genes on a chromosome. |
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| the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment. |
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| an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number. |
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| having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics. |
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| the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, esp. as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics. |
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| the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that when two or more characteristics are inherited, individual hereditary factors assort independently during gamete production, giving different traits an equal opportunity of occurring together. |
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| in genetics, 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 |
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| a group of four chromatids formed by synapsis at the beginning of meiosis. |
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| A plant, that when self-fertilized, only produces offspring with the same traits. The alleles for these type of plants are homozygous. |
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