Across
- 2. having two identical alleles for a specific gene, inherited from both parents
- 5. observable characteristics, traits, or behaviors of an organism
- 6. distinguishing quality or characteristic
- 8. being the most common
- 11. physical and functional unit of heredity, composed of specific DNA
- 12. two copies of the gene
- 13. two different alleles for a specific gene
- 14. the molecule that carries genetic instructions
Down
- 1. thread-like structures made of DNA and protein
- 3. the genetic constitution of an individual organism
- 4. two-stage cell division process
- 5. has parents and ancestors of the same breed
- 7. a mature haploid male or female germ cell
- 9. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene
- 10. system composed of two different components