genetics

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Across
  1. 2. traits traits that are passed down from your parents, so you may have inherited your dad’s blue eyes or gotten your freckles from your mom.
  2. 3. only shows the trait when there are two copies of an allele.
  3. 5. the genetic makeup of an organism.
  4. 7. Who is widely considered to be the father of genetics?
  5. 9. carry instructions that determine a person’s traits - hair color, eye color, etc.
  6. 10. is a diagram that is used by geneticists to determine the probability that an offspring would have a particular trait.
Down
  1. 1. the appearance of an organism or the trait that you see, which is dependent on the genotype.
  2. 4. will show that trait when only one dominant allele is present.
  3. 6. a difference or a variance in a gene that gives you the specific trait
  4. 8. the passing of characteristics from one generation to the next.