Genetics Vocab Review 1

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Across
  1. 4. The allele that shows in a gene; capital letter
  2. 8. When an organism has one dominant and one recessive allele for a trait; we see the dominant trait
  3. 10. Two organisms combine DNA and make offspring that are unique, slightly different
  4. 12. When an organism has two of the same recessive alleles for a trait
  5. 13. One organism makes a copy of its DNA and a new organism grows out of the parent
  6. 14. All of the DNA in your cell
  7. 15. Pieces of genetic material that combine to make the code for life
Down
  1. 1. One organism makes a copy of its DNA and produces an identical offspring
  2. 2. A short section of a chromosome that is the code for one trait
  3. 3. In organisms of the same species, the DNA of each organism is slightly different
  4. 5. the word that describes the trait
  5. 6. When an organism has two of the same dominant alleles for a trait
  6. 7. the letter code for a trait
  7. 9. Tightly wound strands of DNA; shaped in X’s
  8. 11. The allele that is hidden in a gene; lowercase letter