Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. alleles for a specific trait
  2. 4. alleles for a specific trait.
  3. 7. reproduction A process by which organisms make exact copies of themselves without the union of gametes (sperm and egg cells).
  4. 8. a specific gene or group of genes that determine a trait.
  5. 10. Each new organism produced by sexual or asexual reproduction.
  6. 11. square A diagram for showing the likelihood of each outcome of a breeding experiment
  7. 12. Form of asexual reproduction when a new organism grows out of the body of a parent.
  8. 14. An observable trait, or physical characteristic, of an
  9. 16. (gametes) special reproductive cells (sperm and egg) contributed by parents that have half the number of chromosomes.
  10. 19. The genetic phenomenon in
  11. 20. or crossing plants to
  12. 21. A specific sequence of DNA that determines one or more traits.
  13. 22. An offspring produced by asexual reproduction, either naturally or through artificial processes, that is identical to the parent.
  14. 23. Relating to genes or heredity of traits
  15. 24. An organism that has two
Down
  1. 1. An organism that has two
  2. 3. Describes a trait that covers, or dominates, another form of the trait. Is the allele that is always expressed when present in the genotype.
  3. 5. offspring.
  4. 6. An individual’s pair of alleles
  5. 7. A version of a gene.
  6. 9. a trait is not observed, or is “hidden,” in the phenotype of a
  7. 12. The process of mating
  8. 13. a female egg to form a fertilized egg
  9. 15. individual.
  10. 16. reproduction Process by which a sperm cell from a male units with an egg cell from a female to produce offspring that inherit traits from both.
  11. 17. The passage of genetic information from one generation to the next.
  12. 18. The union of a male sperm