Genetics and Inheritance Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a section of DNA that determines a specific trait
  2. 6. having two of the same alleles for a trait
  3. 7. characteristics
  4. 8. the study of heredity
  5. 12. different variations of the same gene
  6. 14. homozygous organism that always produces offspring with identical traits
  7. 15. an Austrian monk whose study of garden peas earned him the title "Father of Genetics"
Down
  1. 1. having two recessive alleles for a trait
  2. 2. the passing of traits from one generation to the next
  3. 4. a trait that can be hidden by another trait
  4. 5. a trait that is expressed over another trait
  5. 6. having two dominant alleles for a trait
  6. 9. having two different alleles for a trait
  7. 10. the physical characteristsics of an organidm that shows how genes are expressed
  8. 11. a natural law stating that a dominant allele will always mask a recessive allele
  9. 13. the combination of alleles for a particular trait