Genetics Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The physical appearance for an individual. Examples: Blue eyes, widows peak, brown hair
  2. 4. Two alleles that are different from each other. Examples: Aa, Dd
  3. 5. The process where traits are passed down from parents to offspring
  4. 6. Long chains of molecules that make up chromosomes.
  5. 10. A trait that was passed down from your parents. This could include eye color, height, or freckles.
  6. 12. The "code" for an individual -- represented with letters like Bb, FF, or mm.
  7. 13. Represented with capital letters and will always show up if present.
  8. 14. A pair of genes that controls a characteristic. You get one from each parent.
  9. 15. The study of heredity.
Down
  1. 1. Two alleles that are exactly the same. Examples: MM, bb
  2. 3. Represented by lowercase letters and only show up if paired with another lowercase allele.
  3. 7. A trait that was learned or gained during your life. Examples would be riding a bike or reading a book.
  4. 8. A chart that shows the likelihood of an offspring's traits.
  5. 9. Humans have 23 pairs of these.
  6. 11. A segment or section of DNA
  7. 15. A monk who discovered heredity by studying pea plants.