Horse Genetics

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Across
  1. 3. Coat dilution controlled by Z gene
  2. 4. A documented ancestral line, especially for purebred animals, showing lineage and genetic background
  3. 6. The molecule carrying genetic instructions for an organism's development
  4. 7. Known as the father of genetics
  5. 12. Two different versions of a gene for a specific trait
  6. 14. Coat pattern controlled by the LP gene
  7. 18. The observable characteristics of an organism
  8. 19. What gene controls the ability to produce red pigment?
  9. 21. How many pairs of chromosomes does a donkey have?
  10. 22. A specific characteristic, like eye color or height, determined by genes inherited from parents, passed down through DNA
  11. 25. Coat dilution controlled by the O gene, it is a lethal gene
  12. 26. The likelihood of a particular outcome
  13. 28. What gene causes the dun dilution?
  14. 29. A unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
Down
  1. 1. What gene controls the Tobiano dilution?
  2. 2. One of two or more alternative forms of a gene
  3. 4. Tool used to help predict the likelihood of a particular trait being inherited by the parents' offspring
  4. 5. Inheritance where neither allele for a trait is fully dominant
  5. 8. What gene controls black pigment in horses?
  6. 9. Thread-like structures of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins
  7. 10. A trait that only appears in offspring when two copies of the gene are inherited
  8. 11. Two of the same versions of a gene for a specific trait
  9. 13. One of the three base coat colors of a horse, requires a dominant E gene but recessive A genes
  10. 15. The dominant white gene
  11. 16. One of the three base coat colors of a horse, requires recessive E genes
  12. 17. An individual's specific genetic makeup
  13. 20. How many chromosomes do mules have?
  14. 23. How many pairs of chromosomes does a horse have?
  15. 24. A gene variant that expresses its trait even if only one copy is inherited
  16. 27. One of the three base coat colors of a horse, requires a dominant E gene and dominant A gene
  17. 28. The gray gene
  18. 29. What gene controls the cream dilution?