Genetics and Heredity

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Across
  1. 4. having two identical alleles for a trait (same)
  2. 6. a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes
  3. 7. an organism that always produces offspring with the same form of a trait as the parent
  4. 9. the different forms of a gene
  5. 10. an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
  6. 11. the likelihood that a particular event will occur
  7. 14. having two different alleles for a trait
Down
  1. 1. a chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
  2. 2. an organism that has two different alleles for a trait; an organism that is heterozygous for a particular trait
  3. 3. allele an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
  4. 4. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
  5. 5. a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
  6. 8. the scientific study of heredity
  7. 12. an organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations
  8. 13. allele an allele that is masked (hidden) when a dominant allele is present