Genetics Vocab - Sadie C.

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Across
  1. 3. the biological process responsible for passing on physical traits from one generation to another.
  2. 5. what makes you uniquely you.
  3. 6. is a gene that can be masked by a dominant gene.
  4. 11. reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
  5. 12. Microscopic, yet powerful, a ___ is segment of DNA, the molecule that stores the code for building living bodies.
  6. 13. Something _____ is similar in function to something else.
  7. 14. ___ is the biological process responsible for passing on physical traits from one generation to another.
Down
  1. 1. means "handed down to you by your family."
  2. 2. a biologist who specializes in genetics.
  3. 3. If the two alleles at a locus are identical to each other, they are ______.
  4. 4. You're the _____ of your biological parents.
  5. 5. ___ means to be in control.
  6. 7. the ____ is how genetic and environmental influences come together to create an organism’s physical appearance and behavior.
  7. 8. reproduction without the fusion of gametes.
  8. 9. A ____ is something about you that makes you "you."
  9. 10. the traits you have inherited are the result of your ____, the makeup of your specific genes as passed on from your ancestors.