Genetics and Heredity DNA

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Across
  1. 2. The set of information that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
  2. 4. The passing of traits from parents to offspring
  3. 7. An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait;an organism that is heterozygous for a particular trait
  4. 8. alleles An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
  5. 9. allele An allele whose traits always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
  6. 10. A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur
  7. 11. Having two different alleles for a trait
  8. 12. The scientific study of heredity
  9. 13. An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
Down
  1. 1. The offspring offspring of many generations that have the same traits
  2. 2. An organism's genetic make up, or allele combinations
  3. 3. The different forms of genes
  4. 5. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes
  5. 6. The process in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new organism
  6. 7. Having two identical alleles for a trait