Introduction to Genetics Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 3. a form of a gene at a particular position (locus) on a chromosome.
  2. 5. The process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell
  3. 6. The scientific study of heredity
  4. 7. A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.
  5. 10. An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
  6. 11. A threadlike structure within a cell’s nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next.
  7. 12. the passing on of characteristics (traits) from parents to offspring
Down
  1. 1. An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
  2. 2. A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through it genes.
  3. 4. An offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait
  4. 6. The Father of Genetics
  5. 8. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
  6. 9. An offspring of crosses that has the same form of traits