Across
- 3. a tightly packed structure that organizes inherited material and contains many instructions.
- 5. the molecule found in cells that carries instructions for how an organism grows, develops, and functions.
- 8. the combination of inherited versions that an organism has for a trait.
- 10. having two different versions of an inherited trait.
- 11. the part of the cell that stores inherited material and controls cell activities.
Down
- 1. dominant having two dominant versions of a trait, causing that trait to be shown.
- 2. recessive having two recessive versions of a trait, causing that trait to be shown.
- 4. an individual who has one recessive version of a trait and can pass it on without showing it.
- 6. having two identical versions of an inherited trait.
- 7. the physical or observable characteristics of an organism.
- 9. a small section of inherited material that determines a specific characteristic.