allele
Chromosomal gene form
An allele is one of two or more versions of a gene that can occupy the same position on a chromosome.
You inherit one allele from each parent, and these may be identical or different.
When different, one may be dominant and expressed while the other is recessive: She carries one allele for brown eyes and one for blue.
Genetic trait transmission
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- Punnett squareHeredity prediction diagram
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
- carrierOne that transports
monohybrid · sex-linked · incomplete dominance · hybrid · offspring · segregation · assortment · filial
Hereditary information unit
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- locusParticular position or place
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · dominant · recessive · homozygous · heterozygous · codominance · mutation · polymorphism
Many forms, one interface
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- genetic driftRandom allele frequency change
- diversityState of varied elements
- haplotypeLinked genetic variants inherited together
Chosen item or items
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- equilibriumState of balance
bottleneck · migration · gene flow · fixation · selective pressure · advantageous · deleterious · neutral
Determining element order
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- GWASGenetic variant population analysis
- linkageConnected system of parts
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
marker · genotyping · microarray · phasing · imputation
heredity
Genetic trait transmission
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- Punnett squareHeredity prediction diagram
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
carrier · monohybrid · sex-linked · incomplete dominance · hybrid · offspring · segregation · assortment · filial · parental
gene
Hereditary information unit
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- locusParticular position or place
- DNAHereditary code molecule
genotype · phenotype · dominant · recessive · homozygous · heterozygous · codominance · mutation · polymorphism · nucleotide
polymorphism
Many forms, one interface
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- genetic driftRandom allele frequency change
- diversityState of varied elements
haplotype · microsatellite · copy number · nonsense · frameshift
selection
Chosen item or items
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
equilibrium · bottleneck · migration · gene flow · fixation · selective pressure · advantageous · deleterious · neutral
sequencing
Determining element order
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- GWASGenetic variant population analysis
- linkageConnected system of parts
mapping · marker · genotyping · microarray · phasing · imputation
- Genesoncogene, transgene, dominant gene, recessive gene, wild type
- DNA elementsgene, promoter, enhancer, silencer, exon
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- evolutionevolution, natural selection, mutation, adaptation, speciation
- hereditygenes, DNA, gene, chromosomes, genetics
- geneticsDNA, genotype, genes, gene, chromosomes
allelegenome
Organism's total hereditary material
chromosome · genotype · karyotype · gene · nucleotide
- dominant alleleTrait-expressing gene variant