Genetics Vocabulary

What is a form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells?

What is a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes?

What is an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits?

What is a means of asexual reproduction whereby a single parent breaks into parts that regenerate into whole new individuals.

What is an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait?

What are DNA segments that serve as the key functional units in hereditary transmission?

What is an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present?

What is different forms of a gene?

What is an organism that has two different alleles for a trait?

What is an organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations?