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