Across
- 2. one allele will be expressed; it is the
- 3. a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
- 5. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein
- 7. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring
- 8. The presence of two different alleles at a particular gene locus
- 12. a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms
- 13. genes are inherited independently of one another.
Down
- 1. The observable characteristics in an individual resulting from the expression of genes
- 4. any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells.
- 5. mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
- 6. a trait that is expressed only when genotype is homozygous
- 7. the genetic constitution of an individual organism
- 9. a specific characteristic of an individual
- 10. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene
- 11. a reproductive cell of an animal or plant