Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. the genetic makeup of and organism
  2. 3. and alteration in a DNA sequence that can be harmful, beneficial, or neither to the carrier
  3. 6. a mutation that is neither harmful nor beneficial
  4. 9. a mutation that helps the carrier have a better chance for survival
  5. 11. threadlike structure that contains genetic information
  6. 12. an organism's physical appearance based on genotype
  7. 13. male gametes and female gametes contain --- the usual number of chromosones
  8. 14. a fertilized egg
  9. 17. what form of letter represents a dominant allele
  10. 18. the father of genetics
Down
  1. 1. a type of reproduction that occurs when one parent organism created a genetically identical copy of itself
  2. 4. letters what form of letter represents a recessive allele
  3. 5. the variation of a gene
  4. 7. a mutation in which the carrier has an affected ability to survive
  5. 8. a asexual ntype of cell division where the cell divides into two copies
  6. 10. occurs when the sperm from the male fertilizes the egg of the female parent, producing offspring
  7. 15. a specific characteristic, such as a seed shape or a flower color.
  8. 16. section on a chromosone that has genetic info for one trait