Genetics Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 7. An individual’s pair of alleles for a specific gene or group of genes that determine a trait
  2. 8. The passage of genetic information from one generation to the next.
  3. 10. variant, or version, of a gene
  4. 12. The union of a male sperm and a female egg to form a fertilized egg
  5. 14. gives rise to an observed trait
  6. 15. Dog ________ creates dogs that have traits that humans prefer.
  7. 17. A specific sequence of DNA that determines one or more traits.
  8. 19. An observable trait of an organism.
  9. 20. _____________ trait, The genetic phenomenon in which a trait is not observed, or is “hidden,” in the phenotype of a heterozygous individual
Down
  1. 1. An organism that has two different alleles for a specific trait
  2. 2. Each new organism which is produced by sexual or asexual reproduction.
  3. 3. Cacti reproduce asexually using _____________, where a part of the cactus drops off and becomes a new organism.
  4. 4. _________ trait, The genetic phenomenon in which one copy of a version of a gene (an allele) in an
  5. 5. A trait that is passed from parent(s) to offspring.
  6. 6. Cell produced by a male that contains half the number of chromosomes present in other body cells
  7. 9. a form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from some generative anatomical point of the parent organism
  8. 11. An organism that has two identical alleles for a specific trait.
  9. 13. An offspring produced by asexual reproduction that is identical to the parent.
  10. 16. A cell produced by a female that contains half the number of chromosomes present in other body cells
  11. 18. A specific version of a characteristic that varies from one individual to another