Kevin V. & Jackson-Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. the passing traits from parents to offspring.
  2. 6. Pollination occurs when pollen from one plant reaches the pistils of a flower of a different plant.
  3. 8. distinguishing quality or characteristics
  4. 10. Pollination occurs when pollen from one plant reaches the pistils of the flower of the same plant.
  5. 11. groups of genes
  6. 13. offspring of different breeds combined
  7. 16. a distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, or thing.
Down
  1. 1. thread like structures in the cell of the nucleus made of DNA and protein that carry genetic information. Humans have 46 chromosomes.
  2. 3. is the branch of biology that deals with characteristics.
  3. 4. a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.
  4. 5. The molecule that carries genetic info. It is inside the nucleus.
  5. 7. an organism that always passes down certain traits to its offspring of many generations.
  6. 9. to receive something from someone who came before you.
  7. 12. the young born of living organisms
  8. 14. A Genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
  9. 15. basic, inherited units of info, composed of DNA segments found in chromosomes inside cells.