Across
- 3. having two identical alleles for a particular gene
- 4. Process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell
- 5. specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes
- 7. chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
- 8. sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring
- 9. organism's genetic makeup
- 11. passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 13. allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
- 14. number that describes how likely it is that a particular event will occur
Down
- 1. allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
- 2. organism's physical appearance
- 6. different forms of genes
- 8. scientific study of heredity
- 10. offspring of many generations that has the same form of a trait
- 11. offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait
- 12. having two different alleles for a particular gene