Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
  2. 5. Pollination that occurs when pollen from one plant lands on the pistil of the flower of the same plant.
  3. 10. passing of traits from parents to offspring.
  4. 11. distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, or thing.
  5. 12. Pollination that occurs when pollen from one plant reaches the pistils of a flower from different plant
Down
  1. 1. young born of living organisms. They are the children.
  2. 2. branch of biology that deals with characteristics that are inherited from one generation to the next.
  3. 3. An organism that always passes down certain traits (i.e. physically expressed traits) to its offspring of many generation
  4. 6. The offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds
  5. 7. genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.
  6. 8. distinguishing quality or characteristic.
  7. 9. To receive something from someone who came before you.