Genetic Terminology

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Across
  1. 5. - an organism's complete genetic makeup
  2. 6. - the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
  3. 7. - section of DNA which contains many genes
  4. 9. Inheritance - the process by which genetic material is passed from parents to offspring, determining inherited traits and characteristics
  5. 10. - Name of a square table that is used to calculate the possibility of the child's characteristics.
  6. 12. - genes only express their trait if two copies are inherited
  7. 13. - genes could express if one of them is displayed
  8. 14. - An organism has identical pairs of genes on homologous chromosomes
  9. 15. - alternative form of genes
Down
  1. 1. - Carries genetic instructions
  2. 2. - A condition in which an organism has two different copies of a gene (alleles) at the same location on a chromosome
  3. 3. - organism reproductive cells
  4. 4. - new raw cell formed
  5. 8. - the biological process where a male gamete (sperm) and a female gamete (egg) fuse to form a new single cell
  6. 11. - thread like sturctures containing genes, (23 pairs)