Across
- 4. Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits
- 8. Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell
- 10. Situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of an organism
- 13. Type of allele that shows their effect even if the individual only has one copy of the allele
- 14. Three or more alleles of the same gene
- 16. Using the male parts of one flower to fertilize the flower from another plant
- 18. One of a number of different forms of a gene
- 19. Specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction
- 20. Specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another
- 21. Diagram showing the gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross
- 24. Physical characteristics of an organism
- 25. Term used to describe organisms that produce offspring identical to themselves if allowed to self pollinate
Down
- 1. Term used to refer to an organism that has two different alleles for the same trait
- 2. Trait controlled by two or more genes
- 3. Term used to refer to an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
- 5. How many alleles code for coat color in rabbits
- 6. Likelihood that a particular event will occur
- 7. Independent segregation of genes during the formation of gametes(meiosis)
- 9. Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another
- 11. Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait
- 12. Type of allele that only shows their effect when there are two copies of the allele
- 15. Scientist who founded the modern study of genetics
- 17. Genetic makeup of an organism
- 22. Scientific study of heredity
- 23. Separation of alleles during gamete formation(meiosis)