Heredity and Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. What the offspring receives or gets from the parent
  2. 5. A genetic characteristic that appears in an organism
  3. 7. Segment of DNA that "codes" for a trait
  4. 9. Creator of this Crossword Vocabulary
Down
  1. 1. Is present in the organism but doesn't appear in the organism (unless there are two of these present)
  2. 2. Thread-like structures (X-shaped) in the nucleus of cells that carry DNA.
  3. 4. Characteristic (eye color, freckles, webbed feet, and more)
  4. 6. The "versions" of a trait (brown or blue eyes, freckles or no freckles, and more)
  5. 8. The molecule that carries the complete set of genetic instructions for developing and functioning