UNIT 3 - GENETICS

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Across
  1. 3. thread-like strands that contain hundreds, or even thousands, of genes
  2. 7. the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variations in living organisms
  3. 11. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
  4. 13. grid that helps visualize how genes are passed from parents to offspring
  5. 15. the genetic makeup of an organism
  6. 16. traits a person develops during their lifetime
  7. 17. various forms of different genes
  8. 18. the process of genes being passed from parent to offspring
Down
  1. 1. when both alleles are matching
  2. 2. when each allele is different from the other
  3. 4. children receiving traits
  4. 5. need at least one of these alleles to make a person have that trait
  5. 6. sections of DNA that codes the characteristics of the organism
  6. 8. traits genetically passed down from parents to offspring
  7. 9. the blueprint of the cell
  8. 10. the set of observable characteristics of an organism
  9. 12. specific characteristics of an individual that are determined by genes
  10. 14. need two of these alleles to make a person have that trait