Across
- 2. Having two identical alleles for a trait (AA or aa) also known as Purebred.
- 5. An organism’s genetic makeup, or allele combinations.
- 6. A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
- 7. A square chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
- 10. An allele that is masked (hidden) when a dominant allele is present.
- 12. The scientific study of heredity.
- 14. The different forms of a gene that can be dominant and recessive.
- 15. An organism’s physical appearance, or visible traits.
- 16. A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur.
Down
- 1. An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present.
- 3. The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.(DN Acid)
- 4. A change in a gene or chromosome.
- 8. The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
- 9. The joining of a sperm and an egg.
- 11. Having two different alleles for a trait. (Aa) also known as Hybrid.
- 12. set of information that controls a trait; a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait.
- 13. A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents.
- 17. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through genes.