Across
- 3. an organism has two different alleles for a trait
- 4. specific characteristic
- 6. is a number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur
- 9. passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
- 10. is one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
- 13. genetic makeup or alleles
- 14. organism is the offspring of many generations that have the same form of a trait.
- 15. describes the factors that control a trait
Down
- 1. A new organism begins to form when egg and sperm cell join in the process
- 2. an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
- 5. organism has two different alleles for a trait
- 7. The scientific study of heredity
- 8. hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
- 11. are the different forms of a gene
- 12. physical appearance or visible traits
