Across
- 3. the young born of living organisms(the children)
- 10. thread-like structures in the cell nucleus; made of DNA and protein that carry genetic information
- 11. an organism that always passes down certain traits to its offspring for many generations
- 12. a genetic factor blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
- 13. a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
- 14. a distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual or thing
Down
- 1. a group of genes
- 2. occurs when pollen of one plant reaches the pistils of a flower from a different plant
- 4. to receive something from someone who came before you
- 5. basic, inherited units of information, made of DNA segments found in the chromosomes inside cells
- 6. occurs when pollen of one plant lands on the pistil of the the flower of the same plant
- 7. the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds
- 8. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 9. branch of biology; characteristics that are inherited from one generation to the next
- 13. the molecule that carries genetic information; inside the nucleus
- 15. a distinguishing quality or characteristic