Genetics Crossword

3. when one allele cannot mask the other allele and both alleles are present
6. A version of a gene
7. Process by which a sperm cell from a male unites with an egg cell from a female to produce offspring that inherit traits from both
12. A diagram for showing the likelihood of each outcome of a reproduction
13. The genetic phenomenon in which a trait is not observed, or is hidden in the phenotype of a heterozygous individual
14. a process that replicates chromosomes and makes two identical nuclei
16. An organism that has two identical alleles for a specific trait
18. The passage of genetic information from one generation to the next
19. when a person breeds two organisms with the same dominant trait to get the result that he wants

1. when a new organism grows out of the body of a parent organism
2. A specific sequence of DNA that determines one or more traits
4. Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait
5. special cells contributed by each parent that contain half of the normal number of chromosomes
8. Each new organism produced by sexual or asexual reproduction
9. An organism that has two different alleles for different traits
10. The union of a male sperm and a female egg to form a fertilized egg
11. An individual's pair of alleles for a specific gene or group of genes that determine a trait
15. An observable trait, or physical characteristic, of an organism.
17. The process of mating animals or crossing plants to produce offspring
20. An offspring produced by asexual reproduction, either naturally or through artificial processes, that is identical to the parent