Genetics & Heredity Lab

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Across
  1. 5. in a pair of alleles, the one that, if present, determines the trait
  2. 6. one pair of genes that determine a specific trait
  3. 8. passing of traits from one generation to another
  4. 10. a structure located in the nucleus of the cell, made of DNA, that contains the genetic information needed to carry out cell functions and make new cells
  5. 11. in genetics: refers to an organism that carries two dominant or two recessive alleles for a given trait
  6. 12. in a pair of alleles, the one that is masked if a dominant allele is present
Down
  1. 1. in genetics, table used to predict what traits offspring will have, based on what traits the parents have
  2. 2. the set of genes carried by an organism
  3. 3. the material found in a cell’s nucleus, that determines the genetic information of an organism
  4. 4. all the genes that an organism has
  5. 7. segment of DNA, found on a chromosome, that determines the inheritance of a particular trait
  6. 9. the physical traits of an organism