Chapter 4 Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. inherited trait that helps an organism survive p. 80
  2. 6. "Father of Genetics"
  3. 7. the study of how traits are passed on from parents to offspring p. (Chapter title)
  4. 9. dominant trait is expressed over recessive trait p. 74
  5. 11. an organism that always produces the same trait p. 68
  6. 14. phenotypes of both parents are present, but not blended p. 75
  7. 15. usually 3 or more genes determine a character, such as height, skin color, or intelligence p. 77
  8. 16. traits that are hidden in a hybrid; lowercase letters p. p. 69 are used to represent allele
Down
  1. 1. a characteristic of a species;Ex: shape or size p. 68
  2. 3. an organism that produces offspring with a mix of alleles p. 69
  3. 4. the trait an organism expresses due to its genotype p. 72
  4. 5. when traits are blended together as in a snapdragon P. 75
  5. 8. traits that appear in a hybrid; capital letters are used to represent allele p. 69
  6. 10. a form of a character such as tall or short p. 68
  7. 12. letters used to help you visualize an organisms genetic makeup p. 72
  8. 13. two or more forms of a gene p. 76