Genetics

6. When an individual carries two different alleles for a specific trait
7. Inheritance that follows Mendel's theory of heredity
8. The genetic makeup of the individual
10. Organisms that always pass down the same trait to their offspring
11. The male fertilizing organ of a flower
12. The process of producing offspring by mating two individuals that come from different breeds, varieties, or species

1. The intentional breeding of organisms with a desirable trait in an attempt to produce offspring with a similar desirable or improved traits
2. The allele that is expressed only if no dominant allele is present
3. Any or several forms of a gene, usually arising from mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation
4. The parent plants used in a cross
5. The allele that, is present, is always expressed
9. The physical expression of a trait