a. ___________________ is the study of heredity.

b. In all living things, ________________ determine the traits and make each creature unique.

c. An organism that has a __________ gene pair will always have two genes for a particular trait.

d. __________________ is considered to be the discoverer of the basis of genetic theory.

e. Hair color and eye color are known as characteristics or inherited ______________________.

f. Dominant genes are _________________ , whereas recessive genes do not always show.

g. _______________ is the transfer of traits from parents to their offspring.

h. A _______________ organism is one that is the offspring of two closely related organisms that are not from the same species.

i. ___________________________- determines what proteins a cell will produce.

j. The _________________________ is a chart used to predict the traits for the offspring from a cross.