Across
- 2. A random change in the A, C, G, T sequence of a gene
- 6. The change in the heritable traits of a population over generations
- 8. A characteristic that is influenced by genes and passed from parents to offspring
- 9. A heritable trait that increases fitness
- 10. The observable characteristics of an individual
- 11. A population of organisms who are capable of mating with each other and producing offspring that can also mate with each other
Down
- 1. A heritable trait that increases fitness tends to become common in a population because individuals that have this trait are move likely to survive and reproduce, passing this trait to their offspring
- 3. The set of alleles that an individual inherits from its parents
- 4. One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation
- 5. Any reason for organisms with certain phenotypes to have either a survival benefit or disadvantage
- 7. The ability to survive and reproduce