Samantha & Jaren-Genetics

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