Across
- 2. the passing of physical characteristics from parents to children
- 4. the different forms of a characteristic (having dimples or not)
- 6. the trait that hides in the background (ex. dd)
- 7. two letters for one trait that are the same (ex. DD or dd)
- 8. combinations of the letters (ex. DD, Dd, or dd)
- 9. the trait that overshadows and is expressed (ex. DD)
- 11. use the directions from DNA to make proteins
- 12. contains your genes
- 14. the letters that represent the different forms of a gene
Down
- 1. the building block of cells that control specific characteristics
- 3. the physical appearance of a trait (ex. Dimples, hair color)
- 5. two letters for one trait that are different (ex. Dd)
- 10. where DNA is found; the control center of a cell
- 13. the scientific study of heredity