Matching Pairs HeredityOnline version Life Science by Melodie Gonzalez [STUDENT] 1 The process by which scientists modify the genome of an organism. 2 Any of the forms of a specific gene that can be present on the same location of a chromosome. 3 The trait that is expressed. 4 Used to determine the probability of outcomes of offspring. 5 Determined by whether or not a dominant trait is present. 6 The characteristics we get genetically from our parents and our relatives before them. 7 The study of heredity, or how certain features pass parents to their offspring 8 Genes that are expressed when a heterozygous genotype is present. 9 Genes that are expressed when homozygous genotypes are present. 10 Because a person has more genes than expressed, there are many different possible combinations of genes their offspring can have. 11 A person with both a dominant and recessive alleles. Variation Of Traits Heredity Recessive Traits Phenotype Genetic Engineering Heterozygous Gene Expression Dominant Traits Genetics Alleles Punnet Square