Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. / an inherited characteristic of a living being
  2. 5. / one form of a gene
  3. 6. / a grid used to show the possible gene combinations from the crossing of two organisms
  4. 7. / having two different alleles for a single trait
  5. 10. allele / an allele that will not express itself in an organism when paired with a dominant allele
Down
  1. 1. / the allele that appears in the phenotype regardless of the other allele
  2. 2. / the observable traits of an organism
  3. 3. / the passing of traits from one generation to the next
  4. 7. / having two identical alleles for a single trait
  5. 8. / the complete genetic makeup of an individual or a species
  6. 9. / found on a cell's chromosomes that carries information about a trait of the organism