genetics

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Across
  1. 4. an organisms that always produces offspring with the same form of a traits as the parent
  2. 5. having two identical alleles for a trait
  3. 6. a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through genes or paste your list of words here
  4. 8. Mendel, scientist that is known as the Father of Genetics due to his work studying the heredity of pea plants
  5. 10. an organisms physical appearance or visible traits
  6. 11. the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties
  7. 14. trait, a trait that has been gained through environmental influences, such as injuries or practiced skills that cannot be inherited.
  8. 16. Factors that control traits; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
  9. 17. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
  10. 18. the different forms of a gene
Down
  1. 1. an organisms genetic makeup, or allele combination
  2. 2. the likelihood a particular event will occur
  3. 3. having two different alleles for a trait
  4. 7. The scientific study of heredity
  5. 9. traitk a trait that is expressed through genes, passed on from parents
  6. 12. allelek an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
  7. 13. Squarek a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
  8. 15. allele, an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present