Basic Genetics Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. this person first published the idea that living things change over time
  2. 5. this type of reproduction involves fission and limited genetic variation
  3. 7. this type of reproduction involves egg and sperm
  4. 10. a mouse has black fur
  5. 12. cells with half the amount of chromosomes, such as egg or sperm cells
  6. 14. only females can pass on this trait on the X-chromosome and not be affected
  7. 16. an arctic hare's fur is white in a snowy environment
  8. 17. an individual has two alleles that are different
  9. 19. when a population becomes divided by an event like a flood or earthquake
  10. 20. a pattern of inheritance where traits are blended and neither are dominant
  11. 22. the combination of alleles for a trait, such as Tt
  12. 24. the remains of ancient plant and animals found buried in rock
Down
  1. 1. the female part of a flower that produces haploid cells
  2. 2. this is the molecule responsible for all of life and codes for making proteins
  3. 3. a pattern of inheritance where the allele is carried only on the X chromosome
  4. 4. cells with a full amount of chromosomes, such as most body cells
  5. 6. a type of diagram that shows a common ancestor between organisms
  6. 8. the part of a flower that produces pollen
  7. 9. this type of allele always shows its trait
  8. 11. an individual has two alleles that are the same
  9. 13. a pattern of inheritance where traits appear together and both are dominant
  10. 15. this type of allele is always hidden unless by itself in a genotype
  11. 18. the study of the passing of traits from parents to offspring
  12. 21. the change in the genetic code of an individual
  13. 23. this part of the finches on the Galapagos changed after a drought