Heredity & Genetics
Across
- 2. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
- 5. stands for deoxyribonucleic acid
- 8. the science of heredity
- 9. can also be used to refer to the alleles or variants an individual carries in a particular gene or genetic location
- 10. traits being passed from one generation to the next
- 12. having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes
- 15. a change in the structure or amount of the genetic material of an organism
Down
- 1. the basic unit of heredity that occupies a specific location on a chromosome
- 3. used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment
- 4. found at the same place on a chromosome
- 6. the manifestation of the genetic material of an organism in the form of specific traits
- 7. having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes
- 11. one of two or more possible forms of a character; a recognizable feature of characteristic of an organism
- 13. masked by the dominant trait
- 14. most important