Inheritance and Traits

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Across
  1. 2. The passing of traits from parents to their offspring.
  2. 5. A change in a gene's DNA sequence that can result in new traits.
  3. 9. The process of passing traits from parents to offspring.
  4. 12. Traits Characteristics determined by an individual's genes.
  5. 13. Differences in traits among individuals of the same species.
  6. 14. The new generation of organisms produced by parents.
  7. 15. The study of how traits are passed from one generation to another.
Down
  1. 1. Characteristics or features that are inherited from parents.
  2. 3. A trait that is hidden or masked by a dominant trait.
  3. 4. A trait that masks or hides the presence of a recessive trait.
  4. 6. Different forms of a gene that determine variations of traits.
  5. 7. Thread-like structures in cells that carry genetic information.
  6. 8. Tree A diagram showing the relationships among family members and their traits.
  7. 10. Genetic material that contains instructions for traits.
  8. 11. Segments of DNA that carry instructions for specific traits.