Genetics Choice Board

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Across
  1. 1. segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait
  2. 2. each different form of a characteristic for an organism
  3. 4. the offspring of many generations that possess the same trait
  4. 6. an organism’s physical appearance or visible traits
  5. 7. one of a pair of genes that determines a specific trait
  6. 8. an organism that carries both a dominant and a recessive allele for the same trait
  7. 9. the scientific study of heredity
Down
  1. 1. an organism's genetic makeup or allele combinations
  2. 3. when a sperm and an egg join to form a new organism
  3. 5. passing of traits from parents to offspring