Genetics and Heredity

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Across
  1. 4. A form of a gene (you get one from each parent)
  2. 6. A coiled up DNA molecule
  3. 10. When two alleles are equally dominant and both phenotypes are shown in heterozygous individuals
  4. 11. A family tree showing the pattern of how a trait is passed from parents to offspring
  5. 13. An allele that is hidden by a dominant allele
  6. 14. An allele that covers the effects of a recessive allele
Down
  1. 1. The trait shown as a result of a certain genotype
  2. 2. The combination of alleles (Written as 2 letters)
  3. 3. A genotypes where one allele is dominant and one is recessive
  4. 5. A gene that is located on the x or y chromosome
  5. 7. A form of dominance where two alleles are equally dominant and phenotypes are mixed in heterozygous individuals
  6. 8. A genotype where both alleles are dominant or both are recessive
  7. 9. A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait
  8. 12. The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring
  9. 15. The "Father of Genetics"