Genetics Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. Factors that control a trait. Found on chromosomes.
  2. 6. An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.
  3. 8. The genetic make up of an organism.
  4. 9. An allele whose trait always shows up when the allele is present.
  5. 12. An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.
  6. 13. The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.
Down
  1. 1. An organism that is the offspring of many generations that have the same trait.
  2. 2. The scientific study of heredity.
  3. 3. The physical appearance of a gene.
  4. 5. The different forms of a gene.
  5. 7. Each different form of a characteristic.
  6. 10. A scientists that used pea plants to study heredity. He is nicknamed the "Father of Genetics."
  7. 11. When the egg meets the sperm and they fuse together.