Genetics Crossword

2. another way to describe heterzygous, inheriting 1 dominant and 1 recessive allele
4. chart used to give possible combinations of genes inherited
5. the letter combination representing a given trait
7. a phyiscal charateristic inherited (not phenotype) examples from your notes are :eye color, hair color, height
10. Brown hair (B) is dominant to blonde hair (b). Both parents are Heterozygous for having brown hair. What is the phenotype for the offspring that has 1 out of 4 chances of occuring? (MAKE A PUNNETT SQUARE)
11. this is the type of gene that will only show up if no dominant gene is present. It is weaker
12. this is the type of gene that always shows up if present. It is stronger
14. the physical characteristics shown in words
16. the two forms of each gene. Each parent donate 1 for a gene

1. inheriting the same dominant or recessive alleles
3. inheriting 1 dominant and 1 recessive allele, but shows the dominant trait
6. another way to describe homozygous, inheriting the same dominant or recessive alleles.
8. Tall height (T) is dominant to short height (t). Both parents are Heterozygous for being tall. What is the phenotype for the offspring that has 3 out of 4 chances of occuring? (MAKE A PUNNETT SQUARE)
9. the passing down of traits from parent to offspring
13. a section of a chromosome that carries a code for a trait
15. the chance of certain traits being passed down from parent to offspring