Genetics vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. various forms of the same gene
  2. 6. ratio that compares a number to 100
  3. 8. 2 of the same alleles (DD,dd)
  4. 9. another name for homozygous
  5. 10. alleles are capital and expressed in the phenotype, even if only 1 is present
  6. 11. another name for heterozygous
  7. 14. if the 2 alleles are different (Dd)
  8. 16. cells with a nucleus
  9. 17. father of genetics
  10. 18. a chart used to illustrate how the parents alleles might combine in offspring
  11. 19. alleles are lower case letters, expressed in the phenotype, only if 2 are present
Down
  1. 1. genetic material in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
  2. 2. describes the actual physical characteristics that can be seen
  3. 4. shows the relationship between 2 quantities
  4. 5. the physical structure in a cell that contains the cells genetic material or DNA
  5. 6. likelihood or change a specific outcome in relation to the total number of outcomes
  6. 7. the passing of genes from parent to offspring
  7. 12. a cross that shows the inheritance of a single characteristic
  8. 13. the place where 2 chromatids from chormosomes join
  9. 15. the name for the genes an organism has
  10. 17. a unit of heredity that occupies a specific location on a chromosome