Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. unusually advanced or mature
  2. 6. dominance/ a trait that shows an intermediate phenotype for the heterozygote
  3. 8. the study of heredity
  4. 10. having 2 different alleles for a trait
  5. 13. to work with one another
  6. 14. to shorten by removing letters
  7. 15. characterized by sudden or rash action- impulsive
  8. 18. a form of a trait represented by a single letter
  9. 19. separation of alleles
  10. 21. the offspring of 2 different purebreds
  11. 23. the genetic makeup of an organism for a trait
Down
  1. 1. having identical alleles for a trait
  2. 3. worthy of imitation/ commendable
  3. 4. a genealogical chart showing the line of descent of a trait
  4. 5. the union of male and female gametes
  5. 7. the likelihood or chance of something occurring
  6. 9. 2 different alleles are FULLY expressed in a heterozygous individual
  7. 11. the basic unit of heredity
  8. 12. assortment/ a principle originated by Gregor Mendel stating that when 2 or more characteristics are inherited, alleles assort independently during meiosis
  9. 16. the appearance of an organism based on genotype
  10. 17. a characteristic that may be inherited
  11. 20. constant, does not quit
  12. 22. mature sexual reproductive cell