Across
- 4. A diagram of family history
- 6. distinguishing features of an organism
- 7. first word of alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently
- 8. basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child
- 10. two complete sets of chromosomes in an organism with each parent contributing a chromosome
- 11. reproductive cell of an animal or plant
- 13. form of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the amount of DNA as the parent cell
- 16. One of two or more versions of a genetic sequence
- 19. first word of a table in which all of the possible outcomes for a genetic cross between two individuals with known genotypes
- 20. The presence of two identical alleles
- 22. inheritance in which two versions of the same gene are expressed separately to show different traits in an individual
Down
- 1. inherited characteristic
- 2. expressed only when genotype is homozygous
- 3. cells in the body other than sperm and egg
- 4. a characteristic, such as height or skin color, that is influenced by two or more genes.
- 5. first word of a form of Gene interaction in which both alleles of a gene at a locus are partially expressed
- 9. observable characteristics in an individual
- 10. the allele most likely to be expressed; it is the dominant gene
- 12. having different alleles for a particular trait
- 14. entire genetic constitution of an individual
- 15. a structure inside the nucleus of a cell
- 17. molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information
- 18. single set of chromosomes in an organism
- 21. first word of a certain pattern of how traits are passed from parents to offspring