Across
- 3. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
- 6. DNA that codes a trait
- 9. half of a chromosome
- 11. A person whose genotype includes a gene that is not expressed in the phenotype.
- 12. makes four cells
- 13. A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross
- 15. A chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
Down
- 1. other name for heterozygous
- 2. cell spends most of their life in this phase
- 4. genetic makeup of an organism - we use capital and lowercase letters to show this
- 5. wrapped up DNA
- 7. Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait.
- 8. makes two cells
- 10. Trait of an organism that can be masked by the dominant form of a trait.
- 14. Different forms of a gene