Genetics Unit Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a trait where two alleles are expressed equally, and neither is dominant or recessive
  2. 8. two of the same alleles; can be dominant or recessive
  3. 9. a specific form of a gene; one from the father and one from the mother
  4. 10. the genetic makeup of an organism
  5. 11. genetic information in the shape of a double helix; made up of nitrogen bases, phosphates, and deoxyribose sugars
  6. 12. a cross between two different species
  7. 13. long strands of DNA coiled around each other
  8. 15. need two of the same allele to be expressed
Down
  1. 1. passing on traits from one generation to another
  2. 3. the physical expression of the genotype
  3. 4. organism that inherits half of its genetic makeup from one parent and the other half from the other
  4. 5. a trait that takes multiple genes to be expressed
  5. 6. need only of of the alleles to be expressed
  6. 7. two different alleles of the gene
  7. 14. a mistake in the replication of a gene