Across
- 3. thread-like strands that contain hundreds, or even thousands, of genes
- 7. the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variations in living organisms
- 11. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 13. grid that helps visualize how genes are passed from parents to offspring
- 15. the genetic makeup of an organism
- 16. traits a person develops during their lifetime
- 17. various forms of different genes
- 18. the process of genes being passed from parent to offspring
Down
- 1. when both alleles are matching
- 2. when each allele is different from the other
- 4. children receiving traits
- 5. need at least one of these alleles to make a person have that trait
- 6. sections of DNA that codes the characteristics of the organism
- 8. traits genetically passed down from parents to offspring
- 9. the blueprint of the cell
- 10. the set of observable characteristics of an organism
- 12. specific characteristics of an individual that are determined by genes
- 14. need two of these alleles to make a person have that trait