Across
- 5. Collection of genes in an individual
- 7. Gene pairs separate during gamete formation so each parent passes down one form of the gene to offspring
- 9. Individual characteristics that are determined by factors that are passed from one parental generation to the next
- 11. A specific characteristic of an individual
- 12. Different pairs of genes are passed on to offspring separately forming new genetic combinations
- 15. This gene is indicated by a capital letter
Down
- 1. Different forms of a gene
- 2. The observable traits in an individual
- 3. 46 of these X-shaped things in the human body
- 4. Have two of the same allele for a given gene
- 6. Founder of the modern science of genetics
- 8. The dominate allele will be expressed if present
- 10. Have two different alleles for a given gene
- 13. This gene is indicated by a lower case letter
- 14. The study of genes