Across
- 2. both alleles are identical in an organism
- 3. when a person is heterozygous for a genetic disorder, they are often called a ______
- 5. when two alleles are present, the one that is seen
- 8. ____ square that is used to solve genetics problems
- 9. a gene is a segment of ____ that codes for proteins and determines traits
- 10. if a son is born colorblind, who did he inherit the colorblindness gene from?
- 12. X-____ traits are based on genes being found on the X chromosome
- 13. when two alleles are present, the one that is hidden
- 15. The father of modern genetics
- 17. an organism has two different alleles
- 18. the observable characteristics based on the genes present
- 19. different versions of a gene
Down
- 1. in ______, both alleles are expressed independently
- 3. a _____ letter is used to denote the dominant allele
- 4. the _____ generation, crossed true breeding pea plants with opposite traits
- 6. in _____ dominance, there is a blending of alleles
- 7. These pea plants, when self fertilized, produce offspring that are identical to themselves
- 11. the passing down of traits from parents to offspring
- 14. The law of ____ states that alleles separate and a parent only passes on one of their two alleles
- 16. the combination of genes and organism has