Across
- 3. Part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
- 4. Homologous things.
- 9. Any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order.
- 11. The generation resulting from a genetically controlled mating that is successive to the parental generation.
- 12. The basic physical unit of heredity.
- 13. The observable constitution of an organism.
- 14. Any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for heredity variation.
Down
- 1. A distinguishing characteristics or quality, especially of one's personal nature.
- 2. The genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait.
- 5. Children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
- 6. An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number.
- 7. The transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring.
- 8. Diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment.
- 9. Distinguishing feature or quality.
- 10. The offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.