Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. compact spools of DNA in a cell's nucleus
  2. 4. an animal's or human's young (children)
  3. 6. transcribes DNA information into a code
  4. 10. trait that shows up even if you have only 1 gene
  5. 12. an observable characteristics (ex-brown hair)
  6. 14. alternate forms of a gene
Down
  1. 1. a segment of DNA on a chromosome
  2. 3. passing of traits from parent to offspring
  3. 5. kinds of genes or alleles (ex - Tt, TT, tt)
  4. 7. deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic molecule in a cell
  5. 8. an exact copy of a plant or animal
  6. 9. all the genes of an organism
  7. 11. trait that shows up only if you have both genes
  8. 13. a quality or characteristic