Ch.8 Crossword Puzzle

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