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| A structure, characteristic, or behavior of an organism, such as eye color, fur pattern, or timing of migration. |
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| The specific way a feature is expressed in an individual organism |
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| A gene composed of two identical alleles (e.g., both dominant). |
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| A gene composed of two different alleles (a dominant and a recessive). |
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| Variations of genes that determine traits in organisms; the two corresponding alleles on two paired chromosomes constitute a gene. |
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| The traits produced by the genotype; the expression of the genes. |
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| An organisms' particular combination of paired alleles. |
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| The basic unit of heredity carried by the chromosomes; code for features of organisms. |
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