The passing of traits from parents to offspring

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

The process of cell division where one cell splits into two identical cells.

The cell division that creates egg and sperm cells.

A tightly wound strand of DNA found in the nucleus of a cell.

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.

An organism's genetic makeup.

An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.

Trait that will show up in an organism's phenotype if the gene is present.

Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait.

Cells with half the number of chromosomes. Sex cells related to meiosis

Cells with the full number of chromosomes. Non sex cells related to mitosis.