Genetics

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Across
  1. 3. A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.
  2. 6. Physical appearance of an organism.
  3. 7. An Allele that is always visible.
  4. 8. Genetic makeup of an organism.
  5. 9. Organism that has two different alleles.
  6. 10. Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits.
  7. 11. A complex molecule containing the genetic makeup of chromosomes.
  8. 12. The study of heredity.
  9. 14. Homozygous
Down
  1. 1. Augustinian Monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding peas led to his eventual recognition as a founder of the scientific genetics.
  2. 2. Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.
  3. 4. An Allele that is hidden.
  4. 5. Organism that has two identical alleles.
  5. 6. A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
  6. 13. A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristics of the offspring.