Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. the set of genes in DNA that are responsible for a specific trait
  2. 10. a trait that is developed through experience
  3. 11. one allele for a specific trait is not completely expressed over its paired allele
  4. 12. a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring
  5. 14. two alleles/letters for one trait that are the same
  6. 15. scientific study of heredity
  7. 16. offspring that have the same expressed traits as the parents
Down
  1. 1. a characteristic you are born with based on your genes
  2. 2. both alleles are fully expressed; the phenotype is a combination of both
  3. 3. the trait that overshadows and is expressed
  4. 4. two alleles/letters for one trait that are different
  5. 5. offspring have different expressed traits than parents
  6. 7. the physical appearance of a trait
  7. 8. the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
  8. 9. the trait that hides in the background
  9. 13. the letters used to represent traits; can be capital or lower-case