Inheritance and Variation of Traits

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Across
  1. 2. Mendel the scientist known as the father of genetics who studied pea plants and discovered patterns of inheritance
  2. 5. Square a diagram used to predict the probability of offspring inheriting certain traits
  3. 9. having two identical alleles for a specific gene
  4. 12. the genetic makeup or combination of alleles an organism has
  5. 13. an allele that is expressed whenever it is present
  6. 14. an allele that is only expressed when two copies are present
Down
  1. 1. inherited characteristics such as eye color hair type or height
  2. 3. segments of DNA that carry instructions for traits
  3. 4. the molecule that carries genetic information for the growth and development of living things
  4. 5. the likelihood that a specific genetic trait will occur in offspring
  5. 6. structures in cells that contain DNA and many genes
  6. 7. the observable physical traits or characteristics of an organism
  7. 8. different forms of the same gene that determine a specific trait
  8. 9. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
  9. 10. the branch of science that studies heredity and how traits are inherited
  10. 11. having two different alleles for a specific gene