Across
- 3. an organism that carries both a dominant and a recessive allele for a particular trait (Tt)
- 4. a single strand of DNA located in the nucleus which carries genetic information needed to carry out life functions and make new cells (humans have 46)
- 7. the actual physical characteristics of an organism (height, weight, hair color)
- 9. The reproduction process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.
- 10. a characteristic that is visible only when two recessive alleles for the same trait are inherited (represented by lowercase letters)
- 13. the characteristics visible when at least one dominant allele for a trait is inherited (represented by a capital letter)
- 14. part of DNA found on a chromosome that contains information for a specific inherited trait
Down
- 1. passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring
- 2. a written code (genes) that expresses the inherited combination of alleles in an organism (CC, Cc, cc)
- 5. an organism that carries two dominant or two recessive alleles for a particular trait (tt, TT)
- 6. The reproduction process that involves two parents whose genetic material is combined to produce offspring that are genetically different
- 8. one of a pair of genes that determines a specific genetic trait (ex. L or l)
- 11. a genetic characteristic passed from the parent organisms to the offspring (ex. hair color)
- 12. material found in the nucleus of cells that determines the genetic traits of the organism