Genetics and Hereditary
Across
- 2. An individual who is heterozygous for a recessive disorder is called a _____.
- 4. A cell with "n" number of chromosomes is called a ___ cell.
- 8. The process by which one haploid gamete combines with another haploid gamete is called ____.
- 9. Gametes are formed during a process called ____, which is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes.
- 12. From these results, he developed the ____________.
- 13. ____ is a process during which chromosomal segments are exchanged between a pair of homologous chromosomes.
- 17. A cell that contains 2n number of chromosomes is called a ____ cell.
- 19. The new combination of genes produced by corssing over and independent assortment is called ________.
- 20. The chromosomes that make up a pair, the one chromosome from each parent are called ____.
Down
- 1. Mendel's _______ states that the two alleles for each trait separate during meiosis.
- 3. This is an example of _______ in which the heterozygous phenotype is an intermediate phenotype between the two homozygous phenotypes.
- 4. These heterozygous organisms are called _____.
- 5. In the case of humans, a scientist studies a family history using a ____.
- 6. An organsim with two different alleles for a particular trait is ____.
- 7. The observable characteristic or outward expression of an allele pair is called the ______.
- 10. The study of ____, which is the science of hereditary, began with Mendal who is regarded as the father of genetics.
- 11. ______ is the occurance of one or more extra sets of all chromosomes in an organism.
- 14. In order to maintinf the same chromosomes number from generation to generation, an organism produces ___.
- 15. An organism with two of the same alleles for a particular trait is ____.
- 16. The organism's allele pairs are called its ____.
- 18. The DNA on chromosomes are arranged in these segments called ___.