Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A molecule that carries the instructions needed to build and operate the organism
  2. 4. An allele that is expressed whenever it is present
  3. 7. The scientific study of inherited traits
  4. 10. A genotype in which the two alleles are different from one another
  5. 11. The passing of traits from parents to offspring
  6. 12. Different versions of the same gene
Down
  1. 1. The observable characteristic produced by a pair of alleles
  2. 3. An allele which is only expressed if a dominant allele is not present
  3. 5. A genotype in which both alleles are the same
  4. 6. The combination of alleles an organism possesses for a particular gene
  5. 8. Structures which contain many genes
  6. 9. A section of DNA that contains instructions for one inherited trait