Inheritance Definitions Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• 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