Inheritance Definitions Crossword Puzzle
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- genotype: inherited from your parents
- phenotype: the result of genes and the environment
- gene: a sequence of nucleotide bases
- locus: only one allele can occur here
- allele: a different form of gene
- homozygous: for example bb
- heterozygous: for example bb
- diploid: contains 2 copies of each chromosome
- haploid: applies to sperm and egg cells
- dominant: expressed in heterozygous and homozygous individuals
- recessive: not expressed in heterozygous individuals
- codominant: more than one allele contributes to the phenotype
- multiple alleles: a gene with more than 2 allelic forms
