Unit 7 - Genetic Review Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. carries instructions responsible for expression of traits; a pair of inherited genes controls a trait; one member of the pair comes from each parent; often called alleles
  2. 4. physical appearance of an organism (description of the letters)
  3. 6. graphic organizer to map genetic traits between generations
  4. 8. cross involving 2 traits
  5. 9. graphic organizer used to show the probable results of a genetic cross
  6. 11. two alleles of a pair are identical (BB or bb)
  7. 12. mating of an individual of unknown genotype with an individual of known genotype; can help to determine the unknown genotype of the parent
Down
  1. 1. cross involving one trait
  2. 2. genetic makeup of an organism (represented by the letters)
  3. 3. two alleles of a pair that are different (Bb); often called hybrid
  4. 5. controlling allele; designated with a capital letter (RR, Rr)
  5. 7. hidden allele; designated with lower case letters (rr)
  6. 10. characteristic an individual receives from its parents