process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell

specific characteristic of an individual

offspring of crosses between parents with different traits

sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor passed from parent to offspring

one of different forms of a gene

Mendel's second conclusion which states that some alleles are dominant and some are recessive

separation of cells during gamete formation

sex cell

likelihood that a particular event will occur

having 2 IDENTICAL alleles for a particular gene

having 2 DIFFERENT alleles for a particular gene

physical characteristics of an organism

genetic makeup of an organism