Across
- 1. the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei
- 4. the basic physical and functional unit of heredity
- 5. a genetically determined characteristic
- 9. acid DNA
- 11. female gamete
- 13. another word for sperm and eggs
- 14. an organism's complete set of DNA
- 16. the production of offspring
- 17. the genetic components
- 19. a trait skips generations or pops up out of nowhere
Down
- 2. genes that combine to make the phenotype are called
- 3. the physical characteristics
- 6. the genetic characteristics of an individual organism
- 7. male gamete
- 8. a fertilized ovum
- 10. made up of discrete segments of genes, is a DNA molecule
- 12. the relationship between two versions of a gene
- 13. entire genetic inheritance
- 15. genes that code for the same trait and their effects work together on the phenotype
- 18. the inheritance of physical or mental characteristics
