Heredity

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

the trait observed in the first generation when parents have different traits are bred

a trait that reappears the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when the parents with the first generation are bred

one set of instructions for an inherited trait

one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristics, such as hair

an organism appearance or other detectable characteristic

the entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits

the likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event

a process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases two half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus, which results in the production of sex cells

one of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual

a diagram that shows the occurrence of a genetic trait in several generations of a family

deoxyribonecleic acid, a molecule that is present all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live

in a nucleic-acid chain, a sub-unit that consists of a sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogenous base

a change in the nucleotide-base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule

ribonucleic acid, a molecule that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in protein production

a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein; the site of protein synthesis