Across
- 3. a molecule made up of amino acids.
- 5. a molecule that contains the genetic information for an organism.
- 8. the genetic makeup of an organism that determines their observable traits.
- 9. the observable characteristics of traits of an organism which are affected by the genotype and environmental factors.
- 10. one of 2 or more alternative forms of a gene on a chromosome.
- 11. a characteristhetic that is only expressed when both inherited copies of a gene are recessive.
Down
- 1. a characteristic that is expressed when a person inherits at least 1 dominate allele for that trait.
- 2. a threadlike structure located inside the nucleus of a cell, that carries genetic information.
- 4. the change in the DNA sequence of an organism.
- 6. a segment of DNA that contains instructions for making proteins or contolling other genes.
- 7. received a trait from one or both parents.