Across
- 7. a single individual that is the parent
- 9. one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic
- 10. the physical traits
- 11. random errors that occur when the DNA is being copied to make new cells
- 12. the process by which a characteristic is passes from parent to offspring
Down
- 1. two parents that contributes half of their genetics to their offspring
- 2. in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA
- 3. two parents produce gametes
- 4. A segment of the DNA
- 5. a tool for better understanding of basic patterns
- 6. characteristics
- 8. a material that is in all living organisms