Genetics crossword

6. Pollination of a flower or plant with pollen from another flower or plant.
7. The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child.
8. The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
9. Bred from members of a recognized breed, strain, or kind
10. A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
11. The pollination of a flower by pollen from the same flower or from another flower on the same plant.
13. A thing made by combining two different species or varieties.

1. A gene whose expression is masked by a dominant gene.
2. A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it.
3. A gene variant that, when present, is expressed and influences the phenotype of an organism.
4. Produce (an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties.
5. Something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute coming from someone before you.
12. A person's child or children.