Genetics

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