Evolution and Natural Selection Vocabulary Practice

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Across
  1. 2. A random change in the A, C, G, T sequence of a gene
  2. 6. The change in the heritable traits of a population over generations
  3. 8. A characteristic that is influenced by genes and passed from parents to offspring
  4. 9. A heritable trait that increases fitness
  5. 10. The observable characteristics of an individual
  6. 11. A population of organisms who are capable of mating with each other and producing offspring that can also mate with each other
Down
  1. 1. A heritable trait that increases fitness tends to become common in a population because individuals that have this trait are move likely to survive and reproduce, passing this trait to their offspring
  2. 3. The set of alleles that an individual inherits from its parents
  3. 4. One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation
  4. 5. Any reason for organisms with certain phenotypes to have either a survival benefit or disadvantage
  5. 7. The ability to survive and reproduce