Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Both alleles are expressed
  2. 5. Structure that organizes DNA and contains genes
  3. 7. One little, one big letter (alleles)
  4. 9. Inwardly expressed traits (alleles)
  5. 11. The uppercase letter (allele)
  6. 12. Parent’s children
  7. 13. Traits passed from parent to offspring
Down
  1. 1. Physically expressed traits
  2. 2. Matching letters(alleles)
  3. 4. Trait controlled by multiple genes
  4. 6. The lowercase letter (allele)
  5. 8. Changes in DNA that affect traits
  6. 10. Carries genetic information in living organisms
  7. 13. An organism with 2 different alleles for a trait