genetics crossword
Across
- 4. a circumstance where the expression of one gene is affected by the expression of one or more independently inherited genes.
- 6. one whose phenotype is influenced by more than one gene.
- 10. The situation in which both alleles of a heterozygote influence the phenotype.
- 13. the genetic constitution of an individual organism.
Down
- 1. having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.
- 2. a type of allele which will not be manifested in an individual unless both of the individual's copies of that gene have that particular genotype.
- 3. a genetically determined characteristic
- 5. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
- 7. unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
- 8. having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.
- 9. the relationship between two versions of a gene.
- 11. a relationship between two versions of a gene.
- 12. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
- 13. the purposeful mating of two individuals resulting in the combination of genetic material in the offspring.