Genetics key words

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Across
  1. 3. a tightly packed structure that organizes inherited material and contains many instructions.
  2. 5. the molecule found in cells that carries instructions for how an organism grows, develops, and functions.
  3. 8. the combination of inherited versions that an organism has for a trait.
  4. 10. having two different versions of an inherited trait.
  5. 11. the part of the cell that stores inherited material and controls cell activities.
Down
  1. 1. dominant having two dominant versions of a trait, causing that trait to be shown.
  2. 2. recessive having two recessive versions of a trait, causing that trait to be shown.
  3. 4. an individual who has one recessive version of a trait and can pass it on without showing it.
  4. 6. having two identical versions of an inherited trait.
  5. 7. the physical or observable characteristics of an organism.
  6. 9. a small section of inherited material that determines a specific characteristic.