Genetics Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. Mendel Known as the "Father of modern genetics" and discovered the basic principles of heredity.
  2. 6. The appearance of an organism based on its genotype.
  3. 7. Carries 2 copies of the same dominant Allele
  4. 10. Genetically determined characteristics
  5. 11. Segments of DNA on a chromosome and are resposible for inherited traits
  6. 12. Show their effect with 2 copies of the Alleles
  7. 13. The study of heredity, which is a biological process where a parent passes certain genes onto their offspring
  8. 14. Variants in a gene and occurs on a fixed spot on a chromosome.
Down
  1. 1. Carries 2 copies of the same recessive allel
  2. 2. The genetic makeup of an organism.
  3. 3. Show their effect with only 1 copy of the Alleles
  4. 4. Found in the nucleus and carry genes.
  5. 8. A diagram used by geneticists to determine the ptobability of an offspring having a particular phenotype.
  6. 9. Carries 2 different alleles of a gene.