Across
- 2. having different alleles for a particular trait.
- 4. an observable trait
- 5. the product of the reproductive processes of a person, animal, or plant
- 9. a genetic disorder that changes the proteins that help make healthy connective tissue
- 11. A term that describes having two identical versions of the same gene
- 12. the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism.
- 13. two or more of a genetic sequence
- 14. one that is only expressed when an organism has two recessive alleles for that trait
- 15. a specific characteristic of an individual
- 17. The process by which a single parent cell divides to make two new daughter cells.
- 18. the production of new organisms by the combination of genetic information of two individuals of different sexes
- 20. the basic physical and functional unit of heredity
Down
- 1. A structure found inside the nucleus of a cell
- 3. those which are more likely to be inherited due to their stronger allele expression compared to recessive alleles
- 6. a table in which all of the possible outcomes for a genetic cross between two individuals with known genotypes are given
- 7. the passing of genetic information from parent to child through the genes in sperm and egg cells.
- 8. A term that refers to the two alleles present at a specific locus in the genome
- 10. bred from members of a recognized breed, strain, or kind without outbreeding over many generations.
- 16. the study of how genes and how traits are passed down from one generation to the next
- 19. generates offspring that are genetically identical to a single parent.
