A DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC OR QUALITY

THE TRANSMISSION OF GENETIC CHARACTERS FROM PARENTS TO OFFSRING

reproduction involving the union of gametes.

REPRODUCTION, NOT INVOLVING THE UNION OF GAMETES.

A PART OF DNA TRANSFERRED FROM YOUR PARENTS

EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE (X AND Y)

A SET OF NON-GENETIC TRAITS, QUALITIES, OR FEATURES

the sum total of genes transmitted from parent to offspring.

the observable constitution of an ORGANISM

any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.

having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics

having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic