Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. the study of heredity
  2. 5. a map of family relationships that helps understand the passing of genetic disorders
  3. 7. instructions for each living organism
  4. 9. how physical characteristics are passed from parents to offspring
  5. 12. wound up DNA during cell division
  6. 14. two alleles of a gene are different (Pp)
  7. 15. tool used to show the probability of all possible genotypes and phenotypes of an offspring
  8. 16. individual's collection of genes
  9. 17. chances that offspring will have a certain genotype or phenotype
Down
  1. 1. different versions of a gene
  2. 2. last name of monk that is called the "Father of Genetics"
  3. 3. parental generation nickname
  4. 6. physical appearance that results from the genotype
  5. 8. allele that is blocked by presence of a dominant factor; represented with lowercase letter
  6. 10. the passage of genetic information from parent to offspring
  7. 11. allele that blocks another genetic factor; represented with capital letter
  8. 13. two alleles of a gene are the same (PP,pp)
  9. 16. segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait