Across
- 3. have both of the same alleles
- 4. when both alleles are expressed
- 8. the study of heredity
- 10. a square that helps you find the percentages for different traits a offspring might have based in the DNA of its parents
- 11. the physical characteristics of a thing
- 14. a trait passed from parent to offspring
- 15. a trait represented using a upper case letter
- 17. looks like a twisted ladder and is made of sugar and phosphate
- 18. a specific characteristic
Down
- 1. a threadlike structure that holds genes
- 2. when you have two different alleles
- 5. one of two forms of a gene variant represented by a uppercase or lowercase letter
- 6. a segment of DNA
- 7. acid used in both DNA and RNA
- 9. the process of passing down characteristics genetically
- 12. tells cells what proteins to make
- 13. the genetic characteristics of a thing
- 16. the trait represented by a lowercase letter and that will not be seen if a dominant trait is present
