Genetics crosswords

5. Each of two or more alternative forms of a gene; can be dominant or recessive.
6. The genetic makeup of each trait in an organism.
7. Cell structures that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed from generation to generation of cells.
9. Fusion of male and female gametes
10. Cell with two of each kind of chromosome
11. Describes a trait that covers over (masks), or dominates, another form of that trait.
12. An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
14. A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
15. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

1. Cell with one of each kind of chromosome.
2. Diploid cell that is formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg.
3. An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits, regardless of the genes involved.
4. Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait.
8. An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.
13. Type of cell division where one body cell produces gametes, each containing half of the usual the number of chromosomes.