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| deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. |
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| the nucleotide triplets of DNA and RNA molecules that carry genetic information in living cells. |
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| a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes. |
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| (in technical use) a distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of a chromosome, the order of which determines the order of monomers in a polypeptide or nucleic acid molecule which a cell (or virus) may synthesize |
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| one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome. |
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| a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus. |
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| a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores. |
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| distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person. |
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| bred from parents of the same breed or variety. |
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| he offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule (a hybrid of a donkey and a horse). |
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| a trait that is most likely to occur |
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| A trait that is most likely to not occur |
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| Incomplete dominance is a form of intermediate inheritance in which one allele for a specific trait is not completely expressed over its paired allele. |
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