Science
Across
- 3. The basic unit of life where heredity happens
- 4. Term for having two identical alleles, like "purebred"
- 6. genetic "family tree" used to track traits
- 9. The complete set of an organism's "instruction manual"
- 10. A characteristic, like eye color or height
- 11. The physical appearance of a trait (what you actually see)
- 13. The "control center" where chromosomes live
- 16. Term for having two different alleles; a "genetic mix"
- 18. Different versions of a single gene (e.g., blue vs. brown):
- 19. The "blueprints" of life found in the nucleus
Down
- 1. The "Father of Genetics" who really liked peas
- 2. The genetic makeup or "letter combo" (like $Bb$ or $TT$)
- 5. The passing of the "genetic torch"
- 7. A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait
- 8. The X-shaped structure made of tightly coiled DNA
- 11. A Square used to predict genetic outcomes
- 12. The "hidden" allele that only shows if the pair is identical.
- 14. The "stronger" allele that masks another.
- 15. To undergo a change in the genetic sequence
- 17. is DNA's single-stranded "messenger".