Across
- 4. A diagram that shows how traits are passed down through generations.
- 5. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 7. A characteristic of an organism
- 8. When an organism has two identical alleles for a trait. Example BB, bb.
- 12. The traits that are expressed, or appear.
- 13. A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.
- 15. The young produced from the reproduction of living plants and animals.
Down
- 1. A living thing
- 2. A diagram used to visually represent possible combinations of alleles from two parents.
- 3. When an organism has two different alleles for a trait. Example Bb.
- 6. A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
- 9. The alleles of all the genes on an organism's chromosomes.
- 10. A segment of DNA that codes for A specific trait
- 11. the study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
- 14. a gene with different information for a trait. Example: dimples