Diya's Inheritance and Genetics Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 7. forms of a characteristic (ex. red hair present or absent)
  2. 8. having only one set of unpaired chromosomes
  3. 10. the resting phase of mitosis
  4. 12. study of heridity
  5. 13. the separation of two daughter cells (occurs in meiosis and mitosis)
  6. 14. humans have 46 of these (23 from each parent)
  7. 15. the combination of letter (Dd)
Down
  1. 1. the physical presence of the trait (dark brown hair)
  2. 2. the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
  3. 3. asexual reproduction; one body cell becomes 2
  4. 4. containing two complete sets of chromosomes
  5. 5. the letters that represent the different forms of a gene
  6. 6. a process where a single cell divides twice to produce 4 cells
  7. 9. the trait that if present, is shown
  8. 11. the trait that isn't usually shown; the hidden trait