Across
- 2. RNA RNA molecule that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell
- 5. RNA type of RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis
- 9. An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
- 10. likelihood that a particular event will occur
- 13. An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
- 14. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
- 15. allele An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
- 17. The scientific study of heredity
- 18. Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
- 19. A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
- 20. allele An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
Down
- 1. Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
- 3. Square A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
- 4. Meiosis
- 6. the offspring of many generations that have the same traits
- 7. Passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 8. Cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
- 11. Different forms of a gene
- 12. An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
- 16. both alleles express themselves fully in a Yy individual