Genetics/Heredity/Evo. Vocabulary
Across
- 3. table showing possible combinations of offspring genotypes
- 5. cell with a single set of chromosomes (gametes)
- 6. chromosomes showing a female
- 8. when a gene moves into (or out of) a population
- 10. random event where only a small group of the original population survives
- 11. image showing an organism's complete set of chromosomes
- 13. a variation of a gene
- 14. chromosome showing a male
- 16. basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child
- 18. cell with two complete sets of chromosomes (somatic)
- 20. selection where the average phenotype is favored
- 23. random event that greatly reduces the size of a population
- 25. when two traits combine and create a new trait
- 27. a process where species adapt over time to changes in their environment
- 28. the physical expression of a gene
- 29. when two traits are expressed in the phenotype
- 30. diagram of a family following a particular trait
- 32. a random change in frequency of an allele in a population
Down
- 1. a change in DNA created by environmental factors
- 2. type of isolation created by differences in timing of reproductive behaviors
- 4. when a trait is carried on the x chromosome
- 7. a random change creating a new change in DNA
- 9. type of isolation created by different mating traits
- 12. the disappearance of a species
- 15. in a heterozygous genotype, this allele will not be seen
- 17. when a third copy of an allele is present on a chromosome
- 19. in a heterozygous genotype, this allele will be expressed
- 21. the creation of a new species
- 22. the combination of alleles in an organism's DNA
- 24. selection where one extreme of a phenotype is favored
- 26. selection where both extremes of a phenotype are favored
- 31. type of isolation created by a physical, environmental barrier