Genetics
Across
- 3. A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.
- 6. Physical appearance of an organism.
- 7. An Allele that is always visible.
- 8. Genetic makeup of an organism.
- 9. Organism that has two different alleles.
- 10. Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits.
- 11. A complex molecule containing the genetic makeup of chromosomes.
- 12. The study of heredity.
- 14. Homozygous
Down
- 1. Augustinian Monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding peas led to his eventual recognition as a founder of the scientific genetics.
- 2. Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.
- 4. An Allele that is hidden.
- 5. Organism that has two identical alleles.
- 6. A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
- 13. A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristics of the offspring.