Across
- 4. the passage of genetic material from parents to offspring
- 5. the likelihood of an event.
- 8. one of two or more forms that a gene could take.
- 9. a characteristic of an organism.
- 10. the offspring of genetically different parents.
- 12. a molecule found in the cell nucleus that encodes genetic information.
- 14. DNA is short for _____________
- 15. having two alleles that are the same.
- 16. a segment of DNA that determines or helps to determine a trait.
Down
- 1. an allele that is not expressed when the dominant allele is present.
- 2. a diagram that shows the possible offspring of two parents.
- 3. the physical appearance of an organism.
- 6. allele that is always expressed when it is present
- 7. having two alleles that are different.
- 11. the genetic makeup of an organism.
- 13. the passage of genetic information from a parent or parents to offspring.