Genetics Vocabulary
Across
- 3. A diagram used for predicting the allele composition of offspring from a cross between individuals of known genetic makeup
- 6. The likelihood that a particular event will occur
- 7. A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
- 10. A trait or condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of the same allele, one copy coming from each parent
- 11. An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (example: Hh)
- 12. An allele that is expressed and suppresses the other recessive allele
Down
- 1. An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (example: HH or hh)
- 2. The scientific study of heredity
- 4. Alternate forms of a gene for each variation of a trait
- 5. Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
- 6. How the genotype is expressed; an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
- 8. The passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 9. An organism's genetic makeup