Genetics and Heredity

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Across
  1. 3. a parent's child or children
  2. 5. trait that is expressed
  3. 7. reproduction involving two parents that produces diverse offspring
  4. 8. a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
  5. 9. trait expressed only when both parents pass it along
  6. 10. reproduction involving one parent that produces identical offspring
Down
  1. 1. passing of traits from parents to offspring
  2. 2. a threadlike, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus
  3. 4. physical description of traits such as blue eyes, brown hair, freckles
  4. 6. different forms of a gene that each parent passes on
  5. 8. genetic makeup of an organism represented by letters such as BB, Bb, bb