Genetics Crossword

5. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
7. a genetically identical organism derived from a single cell
9. a mature sexual reproductive cell
10. the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.
11. part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
14. an organism's physical characteristics, or visible traits`
15. An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations
16. The passing of traits from parent to offspring
17. The scientific study of heredity
18. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring
19. A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents
20. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside

1. A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent
2. Different forms of a gene
3. a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
4. an allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is
6. purine base found in DNA and RNA
8. Having two different alleles for a trait
12. An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
13. the ancestry or lineage of an individual